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PREFACE. 


WHY I WRITE THIS BOOK. 


F OR several years the writer has, with blackboard, crayon and colored 
illustrations, been telling in picture, song and story, about “Jesus Our 
Friend.” 

This book, written in lecture rather than regular book style, is an effort 
to reach many more with “the old, old story of Jesus and His love.” I 
have written for the common people, rather than the scholarly, wishing to 
be understood by all, and especially by the dear boys and girls whom Jesus 
loved and still loves, and whom He is now as willing to bless as when the 
Judean mothers brought their little ones to Him. 


The Author. 




•US, A COMPLETE SAVIOUR 


In the parapets of a bridge leading to an Austrian city are 
numerous statues of the Saviour. One represents Him as the 
Sower, another as the Good Shepherd, another as the Carpen¬ 
ter, another as the Great Physician, and others in still other 
characters. 

As the simple-minded people from the country come into 
the city, with their produce for the early morning market, they 
pause and offer their morning prayer before the statue of 
Christ the Sower; the carpenters and others on the way to 
their workshops, pause and pray before the statue of Christ the 
Carpenter. As the mists of the morning are dispelled by the 
rising sun, and the invalids creep forth from the city to breath 
the fresh country air, they pour their morning devotion before 
the statue of Christ the Great Physician. 

There is "doubtless much of superstition in the worship of 
these people ; but you will notice that each one worships before 
the statue of the Saviour which brings Him the nearest to his 
own individual need and thought. 

It is the glory of the Christ that He can be everything to 
everybody everywhere. I am glad that I have such a one to 
present to you, a complete Saviour; one who is our “all and 
in all,” and who has been tempted in all points like as we are, 
and who says to us all: “ Come unto Me, all ye that labor and 
are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” 


The Author. 



INTRODUCTION 


To introduce the book and the writer of the same is the 
purpose and plan of the usual introduction. I wish, instead, to 
present to you my Lord and Master, of whom I write. 

After several years of sweet communion, blessed fellowship 
and enjoyable service; finding in Him a complete Saviour and 
Redeemer, I have an intense desire that all who read these 
lines may find in Him the same loving Saviour and compas¬ 
sionate Friend. 

W. N. Tenney. 


Boston, Mass., Aug. io, 1905. 



A Pen Picture of The Christ 


* • r f "'HE following is the only reliable pen picture of Christ as seen in 

X actual life, and is an exquisite piece of word painting. It is taken 
from a MS. now in the possession of Lord Kelley and in his library. It 
was copied from an original letter of Publius Lentulus at Rome. It being 
the usual custom of Roman governors to advise the Senate and the people 
of such material things as happened in their provinces in the days of Tibe¬ 
rius Caesar, Publius Lentulus, Procurator of Judea, wrote the letter to the 
Senate: 

“‘There appeared in these, our days, a man of great virtue named 
Jesus Christ, who is yet living amongst us; and of the Gentiles is accepted 
as a prophet of Truth. He raises the dead and cures all manner of disease. 
A man of stature somewhat tall, and comely, such as the beholder may both 
love and fear. His hair of the color of a chestnut full ripe ; plain to His 
ears, whence downward it is more orient and curling, and waving about His 
shoulders. In the midst of His head is a seam, a partition in the hair, after 
the manner of Nazarites. His forehead plain and very delicate ; His face 
without spot or wrinkle, beautiful with a lovely red. His nose and mouth 
so formed that nothing can be reprehended. His beard is in color like His 
hair, not very long, but forked. His look, innocent and mature. His eyes, 
gray, clear, quick and luminous. In reproving He is terrible, His eyes pierc¬ 
ing— as with a two-edged sword — the greedy, the selfish and the oppres¬ 
sor, but look with tenderest pity on the weak, the erring and the sinful. 
Courteous and fair spoken. Pleasant in conversation, mixed with gravity. 
In proportion of body most excellent — a man for His singular beauty sur¬ 
passing the children of men . 111 



CONTENTS 


CHAP. PAGE 

I. The Babe of Bethlehem, and Why He Came.n 

II. The Visit of the Wise Men.20 

III. The Boy of Galilee.25 

IV. The Baptism and Temptation.30 

V. The First Disciples.38 

VI. The Lame Man at the Pool of Bethesda.45 

VII. Miracles and Ministry in Galilee.49 

VIII. The Sermon on the Mount.52 

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IX. A Sermon by the Sea.59 

X. Sending Forth the Twelve Disciples.66 

XI. Jesus the Life-giver.70 

XII. Jesus Serving Supper by the Sea .73 

XIII. Jesus the Sure Foundation.79 

XIV. Jesus at the Feast.82 

XV. The Good Shepherd.86 

XVI. Sending Forth the Seventy Disciples.93 

XVII. The Ten Lepers Healed.99 

XVIII. Healing of Blind Bartimeus.105 

XIX. Jesus Weeping Over Jerusalem.no 

XX. Triumphal Entry Into Jerusalem.117 

XXI. The Man Without a Wedding Garment.125 

XXII. The Passover Supper.129 

XXIII. The Betrayal and Arrest in the Garden .134 

























CONTENTS 


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CHAP. PAGE 

XXIV. Christ on the Cross of Calvary.143 

XXV. The Burial and Resurrection of Jesus.151 

XXVI. Jesus Alive from the Dead.158 

XXVII. Jesus Coming to Our World Again.168 

XXVIII. The Blackboard and How to Use It.181 







List of Full-Page Illustrations 


NO. 

1 Jesus and His Mother. 

2 Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden . 

3 John the Baptist. 

4 Christ Healing the Sick. 

5 Sermon on the Mount. 

6 The Parable of the Sower. 

7 The Good Shepherd. 

8 Christ Blessing Little Children 

9 Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives . 

10 Entry into Jerusalem. 

11 Christ Before Pilate. 

12 Christ on Calvary. 

13 The Resurrection. 

14 Ascension and Return. 

15 Half-tone of Author . 


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Note. —The half-tone illustrations in this book are the “ Brown’s Famous Pictures,' 1 
of Beverly, Mass. Send to him for catalogue. Credit and thanks are also given Rev. J. 
Albert Libby, Rev. Geo. W. Sederquist, F. A. Blackmer, Advent Christian Publication 
Society, Congregational Publication House, American Baptist Publishing Society, Re¬ 
view and Herald Publishing Association, for permission to use cuts, music and poems. 
The Ascension and Return, page 169, is reproduced from panel pictures in the Advent 
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“Ye shall find the babe 
Wrapped in swaddling 
clothes, 

Lying in a manger.” 

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“ Once a Babe to Bethlehem, 
Christ the blessed Saviour 
came.” 


CHAPTER I 


THE BABE OF BETHLEHEM, AND WHY HE CAME 



AKE up, father, come quick ! ” shouted a Bethle¬ 
hem shepherd lad, who was taking his turn at 
“keeping watch over their flock by night,” as 
he ran under the folds of their shelter tent. 
Listen ! 


Do you hear the beautiful 
singing? ” 

By this time all the 
shepherds were aroused and 
were very much afraid, be¬ 
cause of the glory of the 
Lord which shone so brightly 
about them. An angel visit¬ 
or said to them, “Fear 
not: for, behold, I bring 
you, good tidings of great 
joy, which shall be to all 
people. For unto you is 
born this day, in the city of 
David, a Saviour, which is 
Christ the Lord,” 


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Just then the great multitude of angels, whom they had 
heard singing, came so near that they could hear the words of 
their wonderful song: 

“Glory to God in the highest, 

And on earth peace, 

Good will toward men.” 

When the angel choir had finished their singing and started 
back toward their heavenly home, the shepherds went at once 
about a mile distant, to Beth¬ 
lehem, the city and birthplace 
of David, the shepherd lad and 
king, and sure enough they 
found the infant Jesus, the 
royal Son of David, in the 
manger-bed, just as the angels 
said they would, and they 
bowed around Him in praise, 
adoration and worship. Then, 
returning to their flock, they 
glorified God for what they 
had seen and heard. 

When we speak of Jesus 
coming into our world, as we believe He has come, we are met 
by people who say they do not see the need of His coming, 
and wonder why He came. Let me give you a little illustration 
to show you the need and necessity of His coming. You who 
are familiar with the story of the creation of our first parents, 
Adam and Eve, know that when God made them, He placed 
them in a very beautiful garden. 

I suppose the Garden of Eden was the most lovely spot in 
the whole world. You have seen many handsome flower gar¬ 
dens, but none of them would compare with the Garden of 
Eden, where for a long time they lived in perfect innocence and 
purity. The picture opposite represents this condition and 










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ADAM AND EVE IN THE GARDEN OF EDEN. 

71 ND the Lord God planted a garden eastward 
*** in Eden ; and out of the ground made the 
Lord God to grow every tree that is pleasant to 
the sight, and good for food ; the tree (f life 
also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of 
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shows the state of union and fellowship that existed between man 
and his Maker, while he lived in the beautiful garden. But one 
day the tempter came into the garden, and, listening to his 
beguiling voice, they partook of the fruit which God had forbid¬ 
den them to touch. The harmony and union was then broken 
because of sin, making a separation between God and man. 

We ask, Can man do anything to restore himself to favor 
with God, or 
to bridge the 
chasm which 
sin has made? 

The words of 
the Psalmist 
come to us, 

“None of 
them can by 
any means re- 
d e e m his 
brother, nor 
give to God a 

ransom for him.” But, can God do anything for us? Oh, yes ; 
for we read in John 3 : 16, “For God so loved the world, that 
He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in 
Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” 

And so we learn that Jesus came down from heaven, and 
that He died upon the cross that we might live; and that “ On 
Him was laid the iniquity of us all; ” that “ He tasted death for 
every man; ” and thus the break caused by sin is completely 
bridged over, and through the cross of Calvary and the death 
of Jesus upon it, as a sacrifice for sin, man may be restored 
\ once more to harmony and fellowship with God. 

God had said, “Of every tree of the garden thou mayest 
freely eat: but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, 
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thou shalt surely die.” (Gen. 2: 17.) Adam and Eve ate of 
the fruit He had forbidden them to touch, and they were driven 
forth from the beautiful Garden of Eden. But before they 
were driven out, God made them a precious promise of a coming 
Redeemer; that the seed of the woman should bruise the head 
of the tempter, and this promise shone out as a ray of light amid 
the darkness that had gathered around them because of sin. 

We do not know whether Adam and Eve ever offered sac¬ 
rifices to God or not, but we know that their children did. We 
have here a picture 
of Cain and Abel as 
they were out in the 
field sacrificing to 
the Lord. Both 
built an altar and 
brought an offering 
unto the Lord; 

Cain bringing the 
fruit of the land,and 
Abel a firstling of 
his flock. As the 
smoke ascended 
heavenward, God’s 
approving smile beamed down upon Abel, and his sacrifice was 
received, because he shed the blood of his lamb as a type of 
the blood of Christ; thus showing his faith in God’s promise. 
The offering of Cain was not received, because he did not show 
faith in God’s promise of the coming Redeemer. Many others, 
after the days of Abel, had faith in this same promise ; and while 
the story of their faith would be interesting, it is too long to 
rehearse here. 

We pass now from these Old Testament scenes, sufficing to 
say that all the sacrifices offered upon Jewish altars so many 
years ago, pointed by faith to Christ, the Lamb of God, and 



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showed their faith in God’s promise to send Him into our 
world. 

In passing, we mention the fact of the deliverance of 
God’s people from the bondage of Egpyt. They had been in 
cruel servitude for many long years, and the time had come for 
God’s promise of deliverance to be fulfilled. Several plagues 
had been visited upon the Egyptians to punish them for their 
oppression, but the heart of Pharaoh was hard, and he would 
not let the people go. Finally the Lord told His servant Moses 
that He would bring one more plague on Egypt; that upon a 
certain night the destroying angel would pass through the land 
and slay the first born, from the king on his throne to the slave 
in the dungeon, and of all their cattle. 

He was to tell the people to select from their flocks, upon the 
tenth day of the month, a lamb of the first year, without blem¬ 
ish or spot, and to keep it until the fourteenth day, and then 
in the evening, or, as the marginal reading is, “ between the 
evenings,” which would be at three o’clock in the afternoon, as 
we reckon time now; then they were to slay the lamb, and with 
a bunch of hyssop, sprinkle the blood upon the side posts and 
lintel of their door. 

They were to remain inside the house, behind the blood, 
and eat the flesh of the lamb that night roasted with fire, with 
unleavened bread and bitter herbs. It was to be eaten in haste, 
with their shoes upon their feet, and staff in hand, already to 
leave the land of bondage. 

The following Jewish legend tells the story of this visitation: 

A JEWISH LEGEND. 

“ When the first passover drew near, 

Which darkened Egypt’s land with fear, 

A young and gentle Hebrew maid 
Was on a bed of sickness laid ; 

And to her hot and fevered brain 
An anxious thought gave added pain ; 


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“ And oft in restless tones she cried, 

‘ O, father! is the blood applied 
Upon the door and lintel high, 

That bids the angel pass us by ? 

I am the eldest born, you know, 

On me would fall the fatal blow.’ 

“ He tried to soothe her troubled thought 
With the assurance that she sought; 

‘ I told a servant to be sure 
And put the blood upon the door ; 1 
But still her cry came like a prayer, 

‘ Say, are you sure the blood is there?’ 

“ Her father lifted her at last, 

And o’er the threshold with her passed, 
That she herself the door might view ; 

No blood was there! her fears were true! 
The midnight hour was passing by, 

And death’s stern messenger drew nigh. 

“ ‘ Bring me the blood ! ’ the sick girl said, 
Her childish voice rang sharp with dread. 
They brought it at her quick command, 
She dipped in it her thin, white hand, 
And stroked the lintel and the door 
Just as the angel passed before. 

“ A moment there in doubt he stood. 

And looked upon the undried blood, 

Then passed along his death-marked way, 
While safe , though weak, the maiden lay, 
Held closely to her father’s breast. 

And smiled her thanks for peace and rest. 

“ O, careless children of to-day! 

How many of you all can say 
You know the saving blood is there ? 

How many strive in anxious prayer, 

Till doubt, and fear, and deep distress 
Give place to peace and blessedness.” 


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While we do not know that this legend is true, yet we do 
know it is true that all who were behind the blood that night 
were safe, and that all through the land of Egypt the next 
morning there was mourning and sadness because of the death 
of the first born. 

As it was necessary that they in that time of judgment 
should have the blood of their Passover Lamb upon their 
houses; so in the day of judgment that is just before us, it will 
be necessary to have the blood of Christ, our Passover Lamb, 
upon our hearts that we fall not beneath the power of the 
destroyer. 


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CHAPTER II 

THE VISIT OF THE WISE MEN 

HE next event in the life of Jesus, after the visit 
of the Bethlehem shepherds, was the circumci¬ 
sion, which occurred when He was eight days old. 
At this time He was given His name, JESUS; for 
an angel had said, “ Thou shalt call His name 
Jesus — meaning Saviour —for He shall save His people from 
their sins.” (Matt. I : 21.) 

And this is just what He does, for He takes us out of sin 
and sin out of us so completely that, as Paul puts it, “ If any 
man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed 
away; behold, all things are become new.” (2 Cor. 5 : 17.) 

This circumcision was a ceremony and token of a cove¬ 
nant, called by Stephen, the first Christian martyr (Acts 7:8), 
“the covenant of circumcision,” which God made with His 
servant Abram, when he was ninety-nine years of age, and his 
name was changed from Abram, meaning Father of an eleva¬ 
tion , to Abraham, which means Father of a great multitude. 
The descendants of Abraham, the children of Israel, continued 
to practice this ceremony, and it was made a part of the law 
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from Egypt, while they were on the way to Canaan, their Land 
of Promise. 

The presentation to the Lord in the temple, when Jesus 
was forty days old, was also in accord with this law and cove¬ 
nant, which required the parents to bring a lamb, if able 
to do so; if not, a pair of turtle doves, or two young pigeons. 

You will no¬ 


tice in the picture 
that Mary has 
brought the in¬ 
fant Saviour in her 
arms, while Joseph 
has the two little 
birds in a cage. 
Simeon, the de¬ 
vout man to whom 
God, by the Holy 
Spirit, had re¬ 
vealed the fact that 
he should not die 
until he had seen 


the world’s Re¬ 
deemer, received presentation in the temple 

the babe in his arms, and exclaimed with j’oy, “ Lord, now let- 
test Thou Thy servant depart in peace, according to Thy word, 
for mine eyes have seen Thy salvation.” The elderly lady at 
his side is Anna, the prophetess, who, like Simeon, waited for 
“ The Consolation of Israel.” She, too, praised the Lord for 
His gift to men, and spoke of “ Him to all that looked for re¬ 
demption in Israel.” 

From their far-away eastern home wise men, called Magi, 
came seeking the long-promised Messiah. Led by His won¬ 
drous star — the Star of Bethlehem — they came asking, 
“ Where is He that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen 




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His star in the east, and have come to worship Him.” Natu¬ 
rally, they came to Jerusalem, the capital city of the Promised 
Land, and soon King Herod and his friends were greatly 
stirred over this matter. 

“ What! a new king,” thought Herod ; “ what will become 
of me? I must find Him at once.” 

Calling to him the teachers of the law of the nation, he 
asked them where the Christ was to be born. 

“At Bethlehem, in Judea,” was their answer. 

Several hundred years before, the prophet wrote: 

“And thou, Bethlehem, in Judah’s Land, 

Art in no way least among the chief cities in Judah 
For, out of thee will come a Chieftain, 

One who will shepherd My people Israel.” 

Herod then said to the Magi, “ When you find Him bring 
me word, that I may come and worship Him.” Starting 

toward Bethlehem, they soon 
saw the star, which led them 
on until it reached and stood 
over the place where the child 
was. Entering the house, they 
saw Him with Mary His mother, 
and fell at His feet and 
worshiped Him. They then 
opened their treasures and pre¬ 
sented to Him many costly 
gifts. 

Many have thought that the 
visit of the wise men and of the 
shepherds were the same; but 
we have learned that it was a babe in the manger, that the 
shepherds came to see; while it was a child, and He was found 
in a house, when the wise men paid Him their visit. Jesus 



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was several months old when the Magi came and found Him 
snuggled closely in His mother’s arms, as you see Him in the 
little picture. They did not 
return to Herod, because God 
had told them, in a dream, to 
go home by another road. 

He knew that Herod had a 
bad purpose in his heart, and 
soon others found it out. Find¬ 
ing thatthe wise men had started 
home without returning to see 
him, he was so angry that 
he sent his soldiers to Bethle¬ 
hem, and killed all the little 
boys that were under two years 
of age. This was very wicked THE child jesus 

and cruel. How sad the fathers and mothers were ! 

But God, who had sent His Son into the world, took good 

care of Him. He sent an angel 
to Joseph that night, who said 
to him, “Awake, take the young 
child and His mother and go to 
Egypt, and remain there until I 
bid thee return.” 

Joseph and Mary awoke at 
once and started with their 
precious treasure. The Bible 
does not tell us the name of the 
place in Egypt where they made 
their home, nor how long they 
lived there. They would feel 
the flight into egypt quite at home, however, for there 

were many Jews dwelling in Egypt; many of them in the Nile 
Valley and of the quarters of Alexandria, with its 300,000 free 




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citizens, two were occupied by the Jews. They would prob¬ 
ably reach the borderland, the river of Egypt, or, as Milton 
calls it: 

“ The brook that parts 
Egypt from Syrian ground,” 



in about three days. Once there they were beyond the cruel 
power of Herod. Ancient legends tell us that they lived at 
Matareeh, a few miles 
north of Cairo, and 
remained there about 
two years. 

When Herod was 
dead their angel visit¬ 
or came again and 
brought them word 
to return to their own 
land. Many of the 
Old Testamentproph- 
ets wrote of the com¬ 
ing of Jesus into our 
world ; and of the 
three hundred and 
fifty prophecies that 
were accomplished resting safely in egypt 

when He came in the long ago, as the Babe of Bethlehem, the 
Man of Sorrows and of Calvary, one is fulfilled at this time, for 
the prophet had said : 


“ Out of Egypt have I called my Son.' 










“ And when He was 
twelve years old, 
they went up to 
Jerusalem 
after the custom 
of the 
feast.” 


CHAPTER III 


THE BOY OF GALILEE 



ETURNING from Egypt, and finding that the son 
of Herod was reigning in Judea, Joseph and Mary 
pressed on into Galilee, and selected Nazareth, 
“ where He was brought up,” as their future 
home. 


Of these early years we 
know but very little, but may 
think of Jesus, “the Boy of 
Galilee,” as playing with and 
like other boys; attending 
the village school and syna¬ 
gogue, and learning many 
lessons at His mother’s knee, 
as He is doing in the little 
picture. 

Some have thought that 
Jesus never went to school, 
because the Jews said of 
Him, at one time, “ How 
knoweth this man letters, 
having never learned ? ” But 


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if we remember that the real question was not so much His 
ability to teach, as it was His authority; and that though 
attending the school of His boyhood home, He did not have, 
as we would say now-a-days, the college training to fit Himself 
for a public teacher, as He lived and was brought up a poor 
boy, we can the better understand their questions. 

He claimed to be the Son of God, and to receive His 
authority from His Father, and this was really the point of 
their difference. That Jesus as a boy studied the Bible of His 
time — the Old Testament — we have abundant evidence, for 
during His entire ministry He was constantly quoting from it. 

We find two very striking examples, at least; one, when 
He said to the people, “ Search the Scriptures; for in them ye 
think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of 
Me.” 

And again on the evening of the day on which He arose 
from the dead, walking with the two on the road to Emmaus, 
“ Beginning at Moses and all the prophets, He expounded 
unto them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself.” 
Later, that same evening, He said, “ That all things must be 
fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the 
prophets, and in the Psalms, concerning Me.” 

My dear boys and girls, here is a good example for us. 
Let us all study the Bible and put it into our hearts, as David, 
the shepherd-king of Bethlehem, once said, “ Thy word have I 
hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against Thee.” The 
Revised Version translates this, “ Thy word have I laid up in 
my heart that I might not sin against Thee.” Remember also 
the words of the wise man, “ Keep thy heart with all diligence; 
for out of it are the issues of life.” Fill your heart and mind 
with good things, and it will keep the bad ones out. In His 
wonderful sermon on the mount, among the other beatitudes, 
Jesus said, “ Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see 
God.” 


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A very important event in the life of Jesus occurred when 
He was twelve years old. A Jewish boy, when he was twelve 

years of age, could go up to the 
temple at Jerusalem and take 
part in the celebration of the 
Passover feast. 

The people went up to Jeru¬ 
salem every year to this feast, 
and usually traveled in large 
companies. The little picture at 
the head of this chapter shows 
Jesus on the way to Jerusalem, 
and at that part of the journey 
where He can look across the 
hills and get His first view of the 
city. 

After they were through with the celebration of the Pass- 
over, as the company went homeward, Jesus tarried behind. 
At the end of their day’s journey, in looking around, Joseph 
and Mary did not find Jesus among their fellow travelers as 
they had supposed He was. 

Mary knew all the time that He was not with her, but sup¬ 
posed He was with the other young people in the company. 

Many people in our churches to-day do not know Jesus is 
with them, but believe that He is with others with whom they 
associate, and hope to come out all right in the end. Let us 
all be sure that He is with us every day lest, by and by, we 
find ourselves in a company among whom He is not found, 
and to whom He will say, “ Depart, I know you not.” 

It is a blessed thought that we may be His children now, 
may know Him. We read, “ The Spirit itself beareth witness 
with our spirit, that we are the children of God.” If we have 
His Spirit we shall bear the fruits of the Spirit, among which 
are, “ Love, joy and peace ” 



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Returning to Jerusalem, Joseph and Mary searched all 
through the city very diligently, and at last, after three day s 
searching, they found Him 
in the temple, among the 
doctors and lawyers, hear¬ 
ing and asking them, ques¬ 
tions, and confounding 
them with the wisdom with 
which He spake. 

His mother felt badly 
about the matter, and said 
to Him, “ Son, why hast 
Thou thus dealt with us?” christ and the doctors 

“What made you search for Me?” was the boy’s reply, 
“Did you not know that I must be at My Father’s House?” 

They did not understand what He meant by this, but He 
went willingly with them to their humble home and did as they 
desired, His mother pondering over these things as she kept 
them in her heart. 

The next eighteen years of this wonderful life among men 
is told in one short, but very terse sentence, “ And Jesus in¬ 
creased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and 
man.” There is, however, a world of meaning in this short, 
but graphic description. 

One text, Mark 6: 3, gives us some light upon the matter. 
He was teaching in His own home synagogue, and the people 
were astonished at His wonderful words, and asked: 

“ Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary? ” 

The natural scenery around Nazareth is said to be among 
the most beautiful to be found anywhere in the world The 
houses were of white limestone, prettily situated among fig 
and olive trees, while down below in the valley were gardens in 
the midst of which was the Fountain of the Virgin from which 
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Galilee,” like every boy should to help his mother, frequently 
went to obtain water for the household. Thus during these 
silent years He grew up very near the heart of nature. 

There is a beautiful tradition that Joseph died while Jesus 
was yet a boy, and that He worked, not merely to earn His 
own living, but to help His 
mother keep the little 
home together, the family 
depending upon the fruit 
of His toil. 

Our picture here tells 
the story of the carpen¬ 
ter’s humble life at Naza¬ 
reth : a life of obedience; 
of faithful and helpful ser¬ 
vices, as well as of patient 
waiting and preparation, 
until the time came for 
His manifestation unto the 
lost world that He had 
come to save. 

Thus Jesus not only grew up near the heart of nature, but 
Nazareth was near the heart of the Land of Israel, and yet — 
separated from it only by a narrow boundary of hills and 
streams — Phoenicia, Syria, Arabia, Babylonia and Egypt lay 
close at hand. The Isles of the Gentiles, and regions of 
Europe, were almost visible over the shining waters of the 
Great Sea. No scene of deeper significance for the destinies 
of humanity could possibly have met the gaze of the youthful 
Saviour. 






CHAPTER IV 



THE BAPTISM AND TEMPTATION 

E pause here, in our story of Jesus, to mention 
another very closely connected with Him; 
namely, John the Baptist, who came in ful¬ 
fillment of God’s promise. We learn that 
John was in the wilderness until his manifesta¬ 
tion unto Israel, and the artist in the picture opposite happily 
caught the thought, as he painted the child John leading a 
lamb, thus very beautifully 
representing him as the fore¬ 
runner of Christ, who was to 
prepare the way of the Lord. 

John began his life-work 
as a preacher shortly after 
this; and in the wilderness 
of Judea and the regions about 
the river Jordan, he preached 
the gospel to the assembled 
multitudes, many of whom 
repenting of their sins were 
baptized of him in the 
Jordan. 



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One day, as he was preaching, Jesus came to be baptized. 

“ Why,” said John, in great surprise, “ I have need to be 
baptized of Thee, and comest Thou to me?” 

“ It becom- 
eth us to ful¬ 
fill all right- 
eousness,” 
calmly replied 
the Christ. So 
John baptized 
Him. 

As they 
came up out 
of the water, 
the Holy Spirit 
in the form of 
a dove came 
down upon 
Jesus, and a 
voice from 
heaven which 
said : 

“Thisis My 
Son, M y be¬ 
loved, in whom 
I delight.” 

God was 
well pleased 
with the obe¬ 
dience of His 

beloved Son JOHN BAPTIZING JESUS IN THE RIVER JORDAN 

that day. The promise is, “ He that believeth and is baptized 
shall be saved.” Let us obey as promptly and willingly as He 
did, that we may have His approving smile and rich blessing. 



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Baptized with water and anointed with the Spirit, Jesus 
goes forth to His great work, but a time of testing comes first. 
He is led of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of 
Satan. The first Adam met this same tempter in the Garden 
of Eden, and fell beneath his subtle power; but Christ, the 
second Adam, met him in the wilderness and was victorious. 
Both were tempted at first in the same way, by something to 
eat. 

Jesus had fasted forty days and nights, when the tempter 
came to Him and said, “ If you are the Son of God, turn these 
stones into bread.” 

Facing the tempter and standing up in His grand manhood 
and the power of His divinity, He conquered the foe, as He 

replied, “ It is written, Man 
shall not live by bread alone, 
but by every word that pro¬ 
ceeded f out of the mouth of 
God.” 

But the tempter rallies and 
attacks another point, and 
from an exalted position on 
the pinnacle of the temple, he 
said to Jesus, “ If you are the 
Son of God, cast yourself 
down. God will take care of 
you.” But Jesus conquers 
the temptation again as He uses “ the sword 

of the Spirit,” saying, “It is written again: Thou shalt not 
tempt the Lord thy God.” 

Jesus had come into the world for the purpose of destroying 
sin, and all that sin had caused. Hence, some day, there is to 
be an extinction of evil; which will mean not only a race 
redeemed, and a world cleansed of all that sin has caused, but 
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No doubt the enemy knew this, and defeated in his second 
attempt to overcome the Son of God, he took Him up into an 
high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world 

and the glory of them, and 
said to Jesus, “I will give 
you all these, if you will fall 
down and worship me.” 
And again the royal man¬ 
hood of the Son of Mary 
and of God is seen, as He 
replies, “ Get the hence, 
Satan: for it is written, 
Thou shalt worship the 
Lord thy God, and Him 
only shalt thou serve.” 
The enemy was vanquished, 
and Jesus stood a trium¬ 
phant victor and conqueror 
over His foe. 

Some day the kingdoms 
of this world will become the kingdom of our Lord and of His 
Christ; and knowing this, and that if He was victorious, a 
redeemed race would enjoy it with Him, Jesus could afford to 
wait. He knew that the path for Him was by the way of Geth- 
semane, Calvary’s cross and Joseph’s new tomb. He had come 
“ to give His life a ramson for many.” All this, before His 
final triumph. 

The Garden of Eden was lost through sin, and to gain the 
Eden restored for Himself and His people, He must go 
through the agony of Gethsemane. 

The offer of the tempter was a short cut across to glory and 
power, without the suffering and the sacrifice of His life. But 
He chose the right way , though it was one of trial, suffering, 
and death. 



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At His mother’s knee in their humble home, He had read 
in the prophecy of Isaiah of one “ Despised and rejected of 
men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief;” who was 
“wounded for our transgressions,” and “bruised for our in¬ 
iquities;” that on Him was “laid the iniquity of us all.” 

But He had also read, “ He shall see of the travail of His 
soul, and shall be satisfied.” 

“ Must Jesus bear the cross alone, 

And all the world go free? 

No, there’s a cross for every one, 

And there’s a cross for me.” 

Let us all bear the cross here that we may wear the crown 
in life eternal by and by. “ Follow in His steps.” 

These temptations of our Lord were just as real as yours 
and mine are, but He overcame the tempter at every encounter 
by using “ the sword of the Spirit,” the “ Word of God,” thus 
showing us how we, too, may overcome the same foe. 

It is not a sin to have temptation, for Jesus “ was tempted 
in all points like as we are, yet without sin.” The sin comes 
not in having the temptation, but in yielding to it. 

Let us remember the precious promise, “ Greater is He that 
is in you, than he that is in the world ; ” that He who is for us 
is more than all that can be against us, and in His strength go 
forth from victory unto victory. 

Angels now came and ministered unto “Jesus our Friend” 
and He, filled with the Spirit that was poured out upon Him 
without measure, went forth in great power to His life-work, 
preaching everywhere the gospel of the kingdom, healing the 
sick, cleansing the lepers, casting out demons, and raising the 
dead. 

John the Baptist was cast into prison about this time, be¬ 
cause he told king Herod of his sins. One day in his prison 
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and ask Jesus, if He was the Christ. Jesus did not answer 
John’s question directly, but told them to go and show John in 
prison the things that they saw and heard ; how that “ The 
deaf hear, the blind see, and the poor have the gospel preached 
unto them.” 

They returned and told John of these things, and he was 
then convinced that Jesus was the very Christ of whom he had 
been the forerunner. John was beheaded in prison shortly 
after this, because of the hatred of Herod’s wife. His disciples 
buried him, and then “ went and told Jesus.” This was the 
very best thing they could do. I have often thought that if 
we would complain to each other less, and pray more, telling 
Him about our trials and temptations, we would enjoy more of 
His approving smile and rich blessing. Let us never forget 
the truth of the grand old hymn we sing so often: 

“ What a friend we have in Jesus, 

All our sins and griefs to bear! 

What a privilege to carry 

Everything to God in prayer! 

Oh, what peace we often forfeit, 

Oh, what needless pain we bear, 

All because we do not carry 
Everything to God in prayer ! ” 



CHAPTER V 

THE FIRST DISCIPLES 

HORTLY after the baptism of Jesus, John saw 
Him coming, and said to those standing near, 
“Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away 
the sin of the world ! ” 

John had told them of One who was to come ; 
and although he did not know Him at first, when he saw the 
Spirit like a dove descending and remaining upon Him, as God 
had told him that it would come, he said: “ This is the Son of 
God.” 

The next day John saw Him again, and said to two of his 
disciples, “Behold the Lamb of God.” 

At once these two disciples followed Jesus, who turned and 
said to them: 

“ Whom are you looking for? ” 

“Where do you live, Master?” was their answer. 

“Come and see,” was His reply; and He led them to His 
home. 

It was about four o’clock in the afternoon, and they re¬ 
mained with Him the rest of the day. 

One of these men, whose name was Andrew, had a brother 
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“We have found the Messiah; we have found the Christ.” 
And he brought him to Jesus. 

We do not hear very much about Andrew, but Simon Peter 
is mentioned many times, and was, especially after Pentecost, 
the instrument in the Lord’s hands of bringing many to the 
Saviour. 

Many of us, who cannot do very much in soul-winning our¬ 
selves, may, if doing the little which we can do, bring some 
one to Jesus, whom He can use in winning large numbers to 
Himself. 

Jesu's now went into Galilee, where He found other dis¬ 
ciples, who, with 
Himself and 
Mary His moth¬ 
er, were invited 
to a wedding at 
Cana. 

While at this 
wedding feast 
Jesus performs 
His first miracle, 
that of turning 
the water into 
wine. 

Many have 
been puzzled 
over this matter THE wedding feast at cana 

and have wondered why Jesus made wine for the people to 
drink, when we read in Prov. 20: 1, American Revised Version: 

‘ * Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler : 

And whosoever erreth thereby is not wise.” 



And again in Prov. 23 : 29—32, 



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“Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? 

Who hath complaining ? who hath wounds without cause ? 

Who hath redness of eyes ? 

They that tarry long at the wine ; 

They that go to seek out mixed wine. 

Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, 

When it sparkleth in the cup, 

When it goeth down smoothly : 

At the last it biteth like a serpent, 

And stingeth like an adder.” 

Let us not forget that the wine, referred to in the above 
words of the famous wise man, contained alcohol which pro¬ 
duces intoxication and drunkenness, and that this alcohol was 
produced by the process of fermentation — the sugar in the 
grape-juice rotting and decaying — but that Jesus made His 
wine from the pure, sparkling water, and we shall see that there 
is a difference. 

There is one safe way of drinking wine, and that is for every 

one to be their own wine¬ 
press. Eat the nice ripe 
grapes, and swallow the 
juice, but do not drink 
wine in any other way. 

Our picture here is of 
Nicodemus, the man who 
came to Jesus by night. 

Many have found fault 
with Nicodemus, because 
he came in the night in¬ 
stead of in the daytime. 

Perhaps, if we remem¬ 
ber that he was a very busy 
man, and that he knew 
jesus and nicodemus Jesus was also very busy, 

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the night when he could the better talk with Jesus, we should 
be glad that he came when he did. 

It was a very important lesson which Jesus gave him that 
night when He said : 

“ Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom 
of God.” 

To illustrate still more clearly this truth, Jesus said : 

“As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so 
must the Son of man be lifted up.” And then follows that 
wonderful declaration of God’s great love to a lost world — the 
Gospel in one verse: 

“ God so loved the world, that He gave His 
Only begotten 

Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not 

Perish, but have 

Everlasting 

Life.” — John 3:16. 

One day in His “ going about among men doing good,” 
Jesus passed into Samaria, and arrived about noon at a place 
called Sychar, near the famous well of Jacob. Seating Him¬ 
self there, while the disciples 
went to buy food, Jesus soon 
had a visitor. A woman of 
Samaria came to the well to 
draw water. Jesus said to her: 
“Please give me a drink.” 

“ What,” said the woman, 
“you a Jew asking water of a 
woman of Samaria? The Jews 
do not have dealings with the 
Samaritans.” 

Jesus said to her: “If you 
knew who it was that asked you 

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Him living water. All who drink of this well will thirst again; 
but those who drink of the living water that I give, will never 
be thirsty any more.” 

“ But, Sir, you have no bucket, and the well is deep,” 
replied the woman; “how can you get this living water?” 

“The water that I give,” said Jesus, “will become a 
spring of water within one, welling up to everlasting life.” 

“ Give me this water, Sir,” said the woman, “ so that I may 
not be thirsty.” 

Jesus then revealed Himself to her as the Messiah and long- 
promised Saviour. She believed on Him, and told others of 
Him. The people wanted Jesus to tell them more about this 
wonderful way of salvation, and so He remained there two days, 
when they said to the woman : 

“ It is no longer because of what you said that we believe 
in Him ; for we have heard Him ourselves, and are sure that 
He really is the Saviour of the world.” 

Let all come to Jesus and obtain this “ water of life.” 

Leaving Samaria Jesus came to Galilee and the people gave 
Him a hearty welcome. 

One of the officers of the king came to Jesus and begged 
Him to go to his home and heal his boy who was very sick. 

Jesus answered, “Unless you all see signs and wonders, you 
will never believe in Me.” 

“ Do please come, Sir,” pleaded the man “ ere my child die.” 

“You may go home,” said Jesus; “your son liveth.” 

The man believed what Jesus told him and went home. 
On the way he met one of his servants who had come to tell 
him that his boy was well. 

“ When did he get better? ” asked the man. 

“Yesterday, about one o’clock,” replied the servant. 

Then the man knew it was at the very time that Jesus had 
said to him, “Your son liveth”; and he and his whole house¬ 
hold believed in Jesus. 


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CHAPTER VI 


THE LAME MAN AT THE POOL OF BETHESDA 



^EHE passover feast was held at Jerusalem at this 
time, and Jesus went up to the city. 

Jerusalem was surrounded by a wall in which 
were several gates. Near one of these, called the 
Sheep-gate, was the pool of Bethesda, having five 
porches, in which lay a very large number of sick people, 
waiting for the moving of the waters. 

An angel at a certain season of the year troubled the waters 
of the pool, and whoever stepped in first was always healed of 
whatever disease 
they had. 

The man in 
the picture had 
been lame for a 
long time. He 
was so lame that 
as he would try 
to get into the 
pool some one 
else would step 
in ahead of him ; 


THE LAME MAN AT THE POOL OF BETHESDA 


so he had waited year after year for the troubling of the waters. 

When Jesus saw him He knew that he had been in that 
condition for many long years, and He said to the man : 







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“Do you want to be healed?” 

“Yes, I do,” replied the man, earnestly; “but I have no 
one to put me into the pool when the water is troubled.” 

“Rise,” said Jesus, “take up thy bed and walk.” 

Instantly obeying the word of Jesus, he finds that he is made 
perfectly well. 

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Coming to Nazareth Jesus, as He was in the habit of doing, 
went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to 
read. The lesson was from Isaiah, and He opened to the 
place where He 
read, “The 
Spirit of the 
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tives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them 
that are bruised, to preach the acceptable year of the Lord. 
And He closed the book, and He gave it again to the minister, 
and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the syna¬ 
gogue were fastened on Him. And He began to say unto 
them, This day is this Scripture fulfilled in your ears. And all 
bare Him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which 
proceeded out of His mouth.” 

Leaving the synagogue He went to the home of Simon 
Peter, and found his wife’s mother very sick with a fever, and 
He healed her immediately. 

It was now toward night, the 
sun was setting in the west, and 
the people began to come from 
all around bringing their dear 
ones who were sick. Jesus laid 
His hands on every one of them 
and healed them. He also cast 
out devils; who, as they came 
out exclaimed, “Thou art Christ, 
the Son of God.” Jesus did not 
wish their testimony, however, 
and so rebuked them, not allow¬ 
ing them to speak. he healed all their sick 

The next day going to a desert place the people came from 
Galilee, Decapolis — the city of the ten towns — from Jerusalem 
and Judea. 

“But I must preach the kingdom of God to other cities 
also,” said Jesus. 

“ And He preached in the synagogues of Galilee.” 





CHAPTER VII 

MIRACLES AND MINISTRY IN GALILEE 

ASSING in His journey through Galilee, Jesus came 
to the lake of Gennesaret. This is a small lake of 
deep interest to Bible readers as the scene of some 
of the most remarkable works of Jesus.. 

It is also called the sea of Chinnereth or Cin- 
neroth; the sea of Tiberias and sea of Galilee, and is situated 
about sixty miles northeast from Jerusalem, and twenty-seven 
miles east of the Mediterranean Sea. 

In passing, Jesus saw two fishing boats near the shore. 
The fisherman were not in the boats, but were washing their 
nets. 

One of the boats belonged to Simon Peter, and Jesus getting 
into it asked Peter to push it out from the shore a little way, 
and sitting in the boat He preached to the crowd that had 
gathered on the shore. 

By and by Jesus said to Peter: 

“ Push out into deep water, and let down your nets for fish.” 

“Why,” said Peter, in great surprise, “we have fished all 
night, and have not caught a single fish. But I will do as you 
bid me.” He let down his nets and caught so many fish that 
his net was breaking. 

“ Come and help us,” he called to the men in the other boat. 





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So James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came quickly, and 
they filled both boats so full that they came near sinking. 

The fisher¬ 
men were great¬ 
ly astonished at 
catching so 
many, and Jesus 
said to them: 

“Do not be 
afraid, I will 
make you fish¬ 
ers of men.” 

To be a“ fish¬ 
er of men” is 
the grand priv- 

THE FISHERMEN WERE GREATLY ASTONISHED ilege Of CVdy 

one who loves Jesus. In a very old Christian hymn, by Clement 
of Austria, we have the following: 

“ Fisher of men the blest, 

Out of the world's unrest , 

Out of sin's troubled sea , 

Taking us, Lord, to Thee.” 

One day a man sick with leprosy, a most terrible and in¬ 
curable disease, which made it impossible for him to live with 
other people, came to Jesus and said: 

Lord, if Thou wilt, Thou canst make me clean.” 

“ I will; be thou clean,” said Jesus, as He touched the man, 
and he was healed at once, 

“ Touched by the Healer divine.” 

The fame of Jesus spread so widely that the people came 
to Him for healing, from all around. One day, as He was speak¬ 
ing in a certain house, they came from all parts of Galilee and 






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Judea and doctors of the law from Jerusalem, and “the power 
of God was present to heal.” Four men came bringing a man 
on a bed, who was very sick with palsy. They could not get 

into the house because of the 
crowd, and going upon the house¬ 
top they made a hole in the roof 
and lowered the man down on his 
bed into the room where Jesus 
was. 

When He saw their faith He 
said to the sick man: 

“Thy sins are all forgiven.” 
The scribes and doctors found 
fault with Jesus and said: 

“Who can forgive sins, but 
God alone?” 

Jesus replied, “Which is the 
easier to say, Thy sins are forgiven, or to say, Rise up and 
walk? ” 

Then to show the people that He did have power to forgive 
sins, Jesus said to the sick man: 

“Arise, and take up thy couch, and go into thine house.” 

The man rose up at once, and folding up the bed on which 
they had brought him, went to his own home praising God. 

The people were amazed, and being filled with wonder said : 
“ We have seen strange things to-day.” 

Many people marvel in these days at the healing power, by 
the Holy Spirit, but let us ever remember that, 

“ The Great Physician now is near , 

The sympathizing Jesus ; 

He speaks the drooping heart to cheer, 

Oh, hear the voice of Jesus.” 



HEALING THE MAN WITH PALSY 







CHAPTER VIII 

THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT 

P from the sea of Galilee, on the green hillside of the 
Mount of Beatitudes, bright with the bloom of mid¬ 
summer flowers, Jesus sat down and His disciples 
gathered near Him. 

A great multitude drawn by the fame of His 
wonderful miracles had come from all around. As 
they pressed near Him upon the level of the mountain, Jesus 
passed to a higher elevation where He could the better see the 
gathered throng, and the more easily speak to them of the 
grand truths of His great mission to earth. 

The disciples were near Him, while the multitude were, as 
our picture shows, upon the mountain side, though within 
hearing distance. 

There have been many excellent preachers in the past, and 
there are a host of good ones to-day; but none of them preach 
with the authority of the “ Man of Galilee,” and none have ever 
preached a sermon that has brought the cheer, comfort and 
blessing, as has 

“THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT.” 

What a pleasure it must have been to be so near the Master 
and listen to the “ gracious words ” that fell from His lips ! 

I am very glad that we have this memorable sermon on 




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record, and it will do us good to ponder it well. Listen to His 
wonderful words: 

“ Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom 
of heaven. 

“ Blessed are they that mourn : for they shall be comforted. 

“Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. 

“•Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after right¬ 
eousness : for they shall be filled. 

“Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. 

“ Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. 

“Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the 
children of God. 

“Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ 
sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 

“Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute 
you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my 
sake. 

“ Rejoice, and be exceeding glad : for great is your reward 
in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were 
before you.” 

Let us all wear this grand cluster of goodly pearls in every¬ 
day life, that we may not only be called, but really be, “the 
children of our Father which is in heaven.” 

After telling them how much better His way and gospel 
was than the manner of living in the olden time under the law, 
Jesus gives us that wonderful prayer that has been in the hearts 
and upon the lips of so many thousands in the past, and is re¬ 
peated and prayed so widely everywhere to-day: 

“THE LORD’S PRAYER.” 

“Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy name. 

“Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is 
in heaven. 

“ Give us this day our daily bread. 


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“And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. 

“And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: 
For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for 
ever. Amen.” 

To teach us the love and care of our heavenly Father, Jesus 
said: 

“ Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do 
they reap, nor 
gather into 
barns; yet your 
heavenly Father 
feedeth them. 

Are ye not much 
better than 
they ? 

“And why 
take ye thought 
for raiment? 

Consider the 
lilies of the field, 
how they grow; consider the lilies 

they toil not, neither do they spin: And yet I say unto you, 
That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of 
these. 

“Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which 
to-day is, and to-morrow is cast into the oven, shall He not 
much more clothe you, O ye of little faith? 

“Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, 
What shall we drink, or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? 

“ (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek :) for your 
heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. 

“ But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and His righteous¬ 
ness; and all these things shall be added unto you.” 

Our heavenly Father is so good and kind to us all that “ He 






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maketh His sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and send- 
eth rain on the just and on the unjust.” 

But while this is true, and His bountiful blessings are 
showered down upon all His creatures; all personal blessings 
of salvation come only by asking for them. 

This is why Jesus said: 

“Ask, and it shall be given you ; 

Seek, and ye shall find ; 

Knock, and it shall be opened unto you.” 

Jesus brings another very important truth to us in the words 
which are so familiar to all: 

“Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and 
broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there 
be which go in thereat: 

“Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which 
leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.” 

Yes, it is true, there are only two paths in which we all 
walk; the narrow path to life eternal, the broad way to destruc¬ 
tion, for as Paul puts it, “The wages of sin is death; but the 
gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” 

Let us all be sure that we are walking every day in the way 
to life, remembering that Jesus also said : 

“I am the way, the truth, and the life.” 

The result of hearing the words of Jesus and of doing or 
not doing His will, is very forcefully stated in His closing 
remarks: 

“ Whosoever heareth these sayings of Mine, and doeth them, 
I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a 
rock: 

“And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the 
winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it 
was founded upon a rock. 

“ And every one that heareth these sayings of Mine, and 


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doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which 
built his house upon the sand : 

“And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the 
winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great 
was the fall of it. 

“And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, 
the people were astonished at His doctrine: 

“For He taught them as one having authority, and not as 
the scribes.” 

How are we building for the future? Are we building upon 
the rock or upon the sand? Let us all build upon Christ, the 
“Rock of Ages;” the sure “Foundation.” 

It may be helpful to us if we keep in mind the words of the 
little song by Mr. F. A. Blackmer: 

“ I will build my house upon the Rock, 

And I know it will stand forever; 

Though the rains descend and fierce winds blow, 

I am sure it will fall, no never. 

“ Christ is the Rock, Christ is the Rock, 

Rock of my salvation ; 

Here will I build, here will I build, 

On the sure foundation.” 



“He entered into 
a ship, and 
the whole multitude 
was by the sea 
on the land.” 


CHAPTER IX 


A SERMON BY THE SEA 



4<^OMING d° wn f rom the Mount of Beatitudes, Jesus 
met a leper whom He cleansed immediately by 
His wonderful healing touch. 

Entering Capernaum, a Centurion — an officer in 
the Roman army having command of one hundred 
men — came to Jesus begging Him to heal his 
servant, saying: 

“ Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously 

tormented. 

“And Jesus 
saith unto him, 
I will come and 
heal him. 

“The cen- 
turionanswered 
and said, Lord, 
I am not wor¬ 
thy that Thou 
shouldest come 
under my roof: 
but speak the 
word only, and 


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my servant shall be healed. For I am a man under authority, 
having soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he 
goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my 
servant, Do this, and he doeth it. 

“When Jesus heard it, He marvelled, and said to them that 
followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, 
no, not in Israel. 

“And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east 
and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and 
Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven: 

“ But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into 
outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 

“ And Jesus said to the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou 
hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And his servant was 
healed in the selfsame hour.” 

That evening the people from all around came to Jesus 
bringing many who were possessed with devils, and He cast 
them all out, and healed all that were sick. 

Dismissing the crowd, 
Jesus got into a boat to go 
to the other side of the lake. 
His disciples followed Him, 
and when out on the lake 
“there arose a great tempest 
insomuch that the ship was 
covered with the waves: but 
He was asleep. 

“ And His disciples came 
to Him, and awoke Him, say¬ 
ing, Lord, save us : we perish. 

“ And He saith unto them, 
Why are ye fearful, O ye of 
little faith? “Then He arose, and rebuked the winds and the 
sea; and there was a great calm. But the men marvelled 







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saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and 
the sea obey Him ! ” 

“ Master, the tempest is raging! 

The billows are tossing high! 

The sky is o’ershadowed with blackness, 

No shelter or help is nigh ; 

* Carest Thou not that we perish?’ 

How canst Thou lie asleep, 

When each moment so madly is threatening 
A grave in the angry deep ? 

“ The winds and the waves shall obey Thy will, 

Peace, be still! Peace, be still! 

Whether the wrath of the storm-tossed sea, 

Or demons or men, or whatever it be, 

No water can swallow the ship where lies 
The Master of ocean, and earth, and skies ; 

They all shall sweetly obey Thy will, 

Peace, peace, be still! ” 

One day going out of the house where He had been rest- 
ing, Jesus sat down by the seaside. Soon a large crowd of 
people assembled, and getting into a boat, Jesus began to speak 
to the multitude on the shore. 

He told the people stories that day, or parables, as they are 
called. He said : 

“Behold, a sower went forth to sow; 

% “ And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and 
the fowls came and devoured them up: 

“Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much 
earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no 
deepness of earth: 

“And when the sun was up, they were scorched: and be¬ 
cause they had no root, they withered away. 

“ And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, 
and choked them: 


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“ But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, 
some a hundred-fold, some sixty-fold, some thirty-fold.” 

This is called “The Parable of the Sower,” and is well 
illustrated in the picture on the opposite page. 

Later on in the day Jesus explained this parable to His 
disciples, saying: 

“ When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and un- 
derstandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth 
away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which 
received seed by the way side. 

“But he that received the seed into stony places, the same 
is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it; 

“ Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while : for 
when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by 
and by he is offended. 

“ He also that received seed among the thorns is he that 
heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceit¬ 
fulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful. 

“But he that received seed into the good ground is he that 
heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth 
fruit, and bringeth forth, some a hundred-fold, some sixty, some 
thirty.” 

Another very interesting and important parable which Jesus 
uttered that day is that of “ The Wheat and Tares.” He said: 

“ The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which 
sowed good seed in his field : 

“ But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares 
among the wheat, and went his way. 

“But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth 
fruit, then appeared the tares also. 

“ So the servants of the householder came and said unto 
him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from 
whence then hath it tares? 

“ He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The ser- 


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vants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather 
them up? 

“ But he said, Nay ; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root 
up also the wheat with them. 

“ Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time 
of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the 
tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the 
wheat into my barn.” 

The disciples did not quite understand what Jesus meant by 
this story, and they asked Him to tell them. Replying, Jesus 
said to them: 

“He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man; 

“ The field is the world; the good seed are the children of 
the kingdom ; but the tares are the children of the wicked one ; 

“ The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the 
end of the world; and the reapers are the angels. 

“ As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the 
fire; so shall it be in the end of this world. 

“ The Son of man shall send forth His angels, and they 
shall gather out of His kingdom all things that offend, and 
them which do iniquity; 

“And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be 
wailing and gnashing of teeth. 

“ Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the 
kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.” 

May we all have our hearts so prepared by the Holy Spirit 
that they may be like the fruitful ground, that the seed may 
grow and bear abundant fruit. 

Let us all be careful what we sow, for it is written: 

“Whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.” Do 
not sow tares, but always good seed. 


“ ;f6ebolb t 11 senb ecu fortb as sbeep In tbe 
mtbst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as 
serpents anb harmless as boves.” 


CHAPTER X 

SENDING FORTH THE TWELVE DISCIPLES 

ANY of the people believed on Jesus and followed 
Him; and of these, He chose twelve to whom 
He gave special power and authority. They are 
called the twelve Apostles. 

Disciple means learner , while Apostle means 
one sent forth on a mission. It was needful that these twelve 
should be both apostles and disciples. They could not be 
fitting messengers unless they had been learners, and their work 

as messengers 
of the gospel 
was a means of 
their learning 
more. 

We read 
that, 

“When He 
had called unto 
Him His twelve 
disciples, He 
gave them 

JESUS SENDING FORTH THE DISCIPLES pOWCT against 

unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of 
sickness and all manner of disease. 








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“ Now the names of the twelve apostles are these : The first, 
Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James 
the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; Philip, and Bartholo¬ 
mew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of 
Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus ; Simon 
the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed Him. 

“ These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, say¬ 
ing, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of 
the Samaritans enter ye not: 

“But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 

“ And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is 
at hand. 

“ Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out 
devils: freely ye have received, freely give. 

“ Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: 
be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.” 

Jesus gave them further instruction which it is well for His 
disciples to heed to-day. Let us not forget that “one is your 
Master,” and that 

“The disciple is not above his master, nor the servant 
above his lord. 

“It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and 
the servant as his lord. 

“Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them 
shall not fall on the ground without your Father. 

“ But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. 

“ Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many 
sparrows. 

“ Whosoever therefore shall confess Me before men, him 
will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven. But 
whosoever shall deny Me before men, him will I also deny 
before my Father which is in heaven.” 

We learn of Peter that he was a fisherman, whose early life 
was spent in Bethsaida. As an apostle he traveled very ex- 


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tensively. He endured many persecutions for Jesus’ sake, and 
was finally crucified, head downward. He wrote the two 
Epistles of Peter. Andrew was a brother of Peter, and the one 
who brought him to Jesus. He also was a fisherman, whose 
early life was like that of his brother. He preached in Scythia, 
Greece, and Asia Minor. Was crucified on a St. Andrew’s 
cross (X). 

James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, were like 
Andrew and Peter, fishermen, and came from the same town. 
James preached in Judea and also in Jerusalem. He was be¬ 
headed by king Herod in A. D. 44. John labored among the 
churches of Asia Minor, and especially at Ephesus. Was ban¬ 
ished to the island of Patmos, A. D. 95, then recalled, and 
finally died a natural death, the only one of the disciples not to 
suffer martyrdom. He wrote the Gospel of John; 1st, 2d, and 
3d Epistles of John, and the book of Revelation. 

James the son of Alphaeus and Mary—called also Cleo- 
phas — was a native of Galilee. Preached in Egypt and Pales¬ 
tine, and was at one time Bishop of Jerusalem. Was crucified 
in Egypt. He wrote the Epistle of James. 

Lebbaeus, called also Thaddaeus, and Jude the brother of 
James, wrote the Epistle of Jude and preached in Assyria and 
Persia. Was martyred in Persia. 

Philip was of Bethsaida, preached in Phrygia, and suffered 
martyrdom at Hierapolis in Phrygia. 

Bartholomew, called also Nathanael, was a native of Cana of 
Galilee. Was flayed to death. 

Matthew, who is also named Levi, was a son of Alphaeus, 
a native of Capernaum, a tax collector by occupation, and died 
a martyr in Ethiopia. 

Thomas, or Didymus — the doubting disciple — was from 
Galilee. Preached in Syria, Persia, and India. He was mar¬ 
tyred by a shower of arrows while at prayer. 


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Simon Zelotes, was also from Galilee, and met his death by 
crucifixion. 

Judas Iscariot, was the traitor disciple who sold his Lord 
for about fifteen dollars, and then betrayed Him with a kiss. 
He afterward went and hanged himself. 

Some one in describing the twelve gives the following: 

“ Peter, the bold, impetuous man, acting on the spur of the 
moment, is joined with Andrew, the far-seeing, cautious, careful 
disciple, who was full of the sense of difficulty. 

“James and John differed greatly in age. John must have 
been very young, for he outlived Jesus nearly seventy years. 
So the Master paired them off, old and young together. 

“ Philip, the slow-witted, was paired with Bartholomew, 
the quick-witted. 

“Thomas, the doubting, skeptical intellect, was joined with 
Matthew, one of the heroes of faith. 

“James, the author of the Epistle, the most practical of 
men, was united with Jude, the man of doctrine. 

“Simon, the Zealot, a man of zeal, enthusiasm, independ¬ 
ence and patriotism, was with Judas Iscariot, the business 
economist. ‘ So the Master made one whole man out of two 
half men.’ And so His church should go forth, two by two, 
each with the one most unlike himself, and therefore the best 
able to help him.” 

“ So when two work together, each for each 
Is quick to plan, and can the other teach ; 

But when alone one seeks the best to know, 

His skill is weaker and his thoughts are slow.” 


CHAPTER XI 


JESUS THE LIFE-GIVER 



(OWN the sea of Galilee, early one bright midsum¬ 
mer morning, Jesus and His disciples started for 
the city of Nain, nestling snugly on the hillside, 
west from the Jordan valley. 

• ff Climbing the rugged slopes, a large company 

with Him, they would reach the city about noon. 
When about to enter the city they meet another company 

coming out. They are sor¬ 
rowful, and on a sad errand. 
A poor mother, and she a 
widow, was following her 
only son to the place of 
burial. 

When Jesus saw her He 
was moved with compassion 
at once, and said to her: 
“Mother, do not weep.” 
Then turning to the bier 
He said: “Young man, I 
say unto thee, Arise.” 

The young man came to 
life immediately, sat up and 
raising the widow’s son to life began to speak. 

Jesus delivered him to his mother, and they went to their 






JESUS OUR FRIEND 


7 I 


home rejoicing and praising the Lord. Great fear came upon 
all the people and they said : 

“ A great prophet is risen among us: God hath visited His 
people.” 

Thus we see that Jesus could not only open the eyes of the 
blind, cause the deaf to hear, heal the sick, but He could raise 
the dead to life. 

One day a man by the name of Jairus came running to Him 
and said, “ My little girl, twelve years old, is very sick. I wish 
you would come to my house and heal her.” 

They went toward his home, a great multitude following on. 

A woman, who had been sick for twelve years, and had 
spent a great deal of money with the doctors, but received no 
help, came up tremblingly behind Jesus, and touched the hem 
of His garment. She was healed at once. 

Jesus turning around said : “ Who touched Me? ” 

“Why,” said Peter, “the multitude are all around Thee.” 

“But,” said Jesus; “somebody hath touched Me.” 

It was a touch of faith. The woman saw that she was 
healed, and so she told them she was the one, and how she was 
healed immediately. 

Then Jesus said to her: “Daughter, be of good comfort: 
thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace.” 

“ She only touched the hem of His garment, 

As to His side she stole, 

Amid the crowd that gathered around Him, 

And straightway she was whole. 

Oh, touch the hem of His garment 
And thou, too, shalt be free ; 

His saving power this very hour 
Shall give new life to thee.” 

The daughter of Jairus grew very much worse, and died 
before Jesus reached their home. How sad they must have 



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felt, believing that Jesus could heal their little girl, and then 
to have her die just before He got there. But Jesus said : 

“ She is asleep.” 

And putting them all 
out of the room at first, 
because of their unbelief, 
He took the little maid 
by the hand and said to 
her: 

“ Wake up, little girl.” 
She opened her eyes 
at once and He restored 
her alive and well to her 
astonished father and 
mother. 

She had probably 
been dead about an hour 
at this time. The 
widow’s son had been 
dead two or three hours when he was raised up; while Lazarus 
of Bethany was dead four days. Because the people mar¬ 
velled at these manifestations of His power, Jesus said to them: 

“Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which 
all that are in the graves shall hear His voice, and shall come 
forth; they have done good, unto the resurrection of life; 
and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of 
damnation.” 

We know that Jesus can raise the dead, because He has 
done it; and we know that He will, in the future, because He 
has said that He would, and no promise that He has ever 
made has ever failed or ever will fail. Therefore, we look for¬ 
ward with confidence to the time when all the dead shall live 
again, and trust that we may be among those who shall 
live with Him forever. 





* 


“ And He 
commanded 
the multitude 
to sit down 
on the grass.” 

* 


CHAPTER XII 



JESUS SERVING SUPPER BY THE SEA 

ESUS not only had the power to forgive sins, heal all 
manner of sickness, raise the dead to life; but He 
could supply temporal wants as well. 

He held an all-day meeting on the shore of the 
mountain-rimmed sea of Galilee, near Bethsaida, 
the home of His disciple Philip, and a great multi¬ 
tude came from all around. 

They had taken no food with them, but were so interested 
in what Jesus said that they remained all day listening to the 
“ gracious words that proceeded from His mouth; ” for the 
“common people heard Him gladly.” 

It was getting towards night, when one of the disciples sug¬ 
gested the idea of sending the people away, that they might 
get food for themselves. 

But Jesus said: “They need not depart; give ye them to 
eat.” Then He said to Philip, who living near might know, 
“ Where can we buy bread, that these may eat? ” 

“Why,” answered Philip, “two hundred pennyworth 
($34.00 worth) of bread is not sufficient for them that every 
one may take a little.” 

“ How many loaves have ye ? ” asked Jesus. 


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After searching Andrew replied : “ There is a little boy 

here who has five loaves and two small fishes, but what are they 
among so many? ” 

And sure enough, for these little barley cakes were only 
about the size of a common cracker, and five of these and two 
small fishes would be only a lunch for any common hungry 
boy who had been to meeting all day. 

But it was all the food they had, and so he gave it to Jesus. 

Jesus then told the people to sit down on the grass — for 
the grass would be very green and abundant at that time of the 
year — in companies of fifties and hundreds. They probably 
sat in regular Oriental style, in table-companies, arranged like 
guests at a table, in squares or oblongs, open at one end, so 
that the disciples could pass along the inside and distribute 
the food. 

Jesus looking up to heaven, from whence all blessings come, 
gave thanks, blessed and brake the bread, and gave it to the 
disciples, and they to the multitude. 

How wonderfully it multiplied, truly 

“ ’Twas seedtime when He blessed the bread, 

’Twas harvest when He brake.” 

After everybody had eaten all they wanted, Jesus, as if to 
teach us a lesson in economy and not to waste the blessings 
which He bestows upon us, said: 

“ Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost.” 

They gathered up twelve baskets full, one for each disciple, 
and this after five thousand men, beside women and children, 
were fed. No one went home hungry, and it was a good 
supper. As always with the gospel there was 

“ Enough for each, enough for all, 

Enough for evermore.” 

The fountain that gives what it receives is fresh, clear and 


JESUS OUR FRIEND 


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beautiful. So the widow’s oil increased by pouring out what 
was in the cruse. The grain increases, not in the storehouse, 
but when scattered on the ground. “ This is the arithmetic of 
the kingdom. Earthly arithmetic says, ‘Give, and want.’ 
Heavenly arithmetic says, ‘ Give, and grow rich.’” 

“ The gathering of the fragments was an object lesson of 
precious truth, and completed the proof of the miracle, for 
more remained than there was to begin with.” 

Jesus could not only supply the bread to the hungry 
multitude then, but He afterwards said: 

“ I am the bread of life: he that cometh to Me shall never 
hunger; and he that believeth on Me shall never thirst. I am 
the bread which came down from heaven. 

“ Labor not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat 
which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man 
shall give unto you. 

“ Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness, and are dead. 

“This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a 
man may eat thereof, and not die. 

“ I am the living bread which came down from heaven. If 
any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever. 

“ As the living Father hath sent Me, and I live by the 
Father: so he that eateth Me, even he shall live by Me. 

“ This is that bread which came down from heaven : not as 
your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth this 
bread shall live for ever.” 

Let us all come to Jesus for the “ bread of life,” as well as 
for the “ water of life,” that we may all live with Him forever. 

Sometimes because we have so little to give we think that 
it will do no good, but let us ever remember, if we give our 
little to Jesus, as this boy did, that He can bless it and make it 
a great blessing to others. 

The song, “The Loaves and Fishes,” by Bro. Sederquist, 
tells this story in a very interesting way: 


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“O where shall we find food sufficient 

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Not a table, nor chair to be found 
When he brake the-five loaves and two fishes, 
And fed those who sat on the ground. 


5 Said Jesus, “How many loaves have ye? ” 
It was Andrew, who answered and said 
“There’s a lad here with two little fishes, 
And, also there’s five loaves of bread.” 


7 Now fill up the baskets with fragments 
Of the fishes and loaves which remain; 
And go say to the lost ones around thee, 
Christ Jesus is coming again. 


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After Jesus had fed the people and sent them away, the 
disciples got into their boat and started across the lake, while 
Jesus went to 
the mountain 
to pray. 

Along in 
the night, per¬ 
haps three or 
four o’clock in 
the morning, 
the disciples 
having gone 
about three 
miles on the 
way over, and 
were in the 

midst of a JESUS WALKING ON THE SEA OF GALILEE 

rough, stormy sea, Jesus came to them walking on the wave. 

They were very much afraid at first, but Jesus said to them : 

“ It is I; be not afraid.” 

“Since it is Thou, Lord,” said Peter, 
“ bid me come to Thee on the water.” 

Jesus said to him, “ Come.” And 
he stepped out upon the waves in a very 
confident manner, and perhaps walked 
a few steps as well a 3 the Master Him¬ 
self, but very soon in looking around and 
seeing how rough the waves were began 
to be afraid. He cried out: 

“ Lord, save me ! ” 

A very short prayer, one of the short¬ 
est in the Bible. Why, if he had prayed 
petek sinking half as long as lots of people do he would 
have drowned before he was half through with his prayer. 








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But it brought the needed answer. Jesus stretched forth His 
hand, and caught him, saying: 

“ O disciple of little faith, why did you doubt? ” 

We observe that Peter walked all right so long as he kept 
his eyes upon Jesus, but when he began to look at his sur¬ 
roundings, thus taking his eyes off the Master he began to sink. 

And this is the way many go astray from the Lord ; they 
get to looking at other people and then follow their example. 
Let us keep our eyes upon Him, ever “looking unto Jesus the 
Author and Finisher of our faith,” and we shall by His help be 
able to walk safely over the rough billowy waves of life, and 
come off more than conquerors through Him who loved us and 
gave Himself for us. 



CHAPTER XIII 

JESUS THE SURE FOUNDATION 

i Jesus came again to Bethsaida they brought a 
blind man to Him that he might be healed. 

Jesus led the man to the suburbs of the village, 
and putting spittle upon his eyes asked him what 
he could see. 

“ I see men as trees, walking,” replied the man. 
Jesus then touched his eyes again and made the man look up, 
when he saw everything very clearly. 

Sending the man to his home, Jesus with the disciples came 
to the villages of Caesarea Philippi. 

He began to question the disciples about what the people 
were saying of Him. 

“ Whom do men say that I, the Son of man, am? 

“ And they said, Some say that Thou art John the Baptist; 
some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets. 

“He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? 

“And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, 
the Son of the living God. 

“And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, 
Simon Bar-jona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto 
thee, but my Father which is in heaven. 

“And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon 
this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall 
not prevail against it.” 

Many have thought that because the name Peter means 
rock , and as Jesus said, “ On this rock I will build my church,” 
that the church is builded upon Peter. 




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The name Peter is from Petros , a stone, a piece of rock, 
“as in Homer, of Ajax throwing a stone at Hector; ” while 
the word Petra , denoting rock, bed-rock, a foundation stone, is 
used to distinguish that on which the church is builded, from 
Peter, a small rock or fragment that one might throw at another. 

Peter, as one of the apostles, and a representative of all, 
filled with living experience and faith in Jesus as the Messiah, 
the Son of the living God, is a rock, one of the foundation 
stones on which Christ is rearing the building, His enduring 
and glorious church. As Paul the apostle says: 

“Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but 
fellow citizens with the saints, and of the household of God; 

“ And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and 
prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief corner stone; 

“In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth 
unto a holy temple in the Lord: 

“ In whom ye also are builded together for a habitation of 
God through the Spirit.” 

We have an example of the foundation rock in the words of 
Jesus when speaking of the man who should not only hear His 
word but do His will, as He said : 

“And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things 
which I say? 

“ Whosoever cometh to Me, and heareth My sayings, and 
doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like: 

“ He is like a man which built a house, and digged deep, 
and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, 
the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not 
shake it; for it was founded upon a rock.” 

The declaration, “ The gates of hell shall not prevail against 
it,” is a prophecy and promise of the resurrection; the word 
hell being translated from the word hades , meaning grave, the 
realm of the dead. 

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from the embrace and power of death, and His people, His 
church will live forever. 

One day, the disciples had been talking among themselves, 
as to who would be the greatest in the Messiah’s kingdom 
Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said to them : 

“Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” 

To teach 
them a great 
lesson in 
humility, and 
also their true 
position and 
condition, 
Jesus 

“ Called a 
little child 
unto him, and 
set him in the 
midst of 

JESUS TEACHING HUMILITY them. 

“And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be con¬ 
verted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into 
the kingdom of heaven. 

“Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little 
child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.” 

To be converted means to “turn about so as to face in the 
other direction.” Some people wait for God to convert them, 
when it is their plain duty to turn “ right about face.” 

The humility, tender and gracious affection, perfect trust 
of the child is given us as a pattern. The ideal childhood is 
exemplified by the childhood of Jesus Himself. 

Dr. Robinson puts it: “ What you would have your child 
be to you, that be yourself to God.” 





CHAPTER XIV 

JESUS AT THE FEAST 

FTER Jesus had discoursed to the people about 
Himself as the “bread of life,” and as the “living 
bread from heaven; ” and that all must partake of 
Him in order to live forever, many of His followers 
went back and walked no more with Him. 

Jesus said to the twelve, “ Will ye also go away ?” 

“To whom shall we go?” asked Peter, “Thou hast the 
words of eternal life.” 

It was now time for the annual gathering at Jerusalem, 
called the “Feast of Tabernacles,” one of the three greatest 
feasts of the Jewish people. It was designed to commemorate the 
long tent-life of the Israelites during the wandering in the wilder¬ 
ness. It began on the fifteenth day of the seventh month, which 
is about the time of our October, and lasted for eight days. 

Jesus said to the disciples: “ Go up to the feast, and I will 
come later on.” When He did arrive at Jerusalem they were 
about half through with this celebration, and He taught the 
multitudes who had gathered at the temple. 

There was a very pretty and impressive ceremony on the 
last day, the great day of the feast. “ The people dressed in 
holiday clothes, repaired to the temple at the time of the 
morning sacrifice. 

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and a half, went to the pool of Siloam, filled his ewer, and 
returned to the temple by the Water-gate. His approach was 
the signal for the blast of trumpets. 

“ Before the people he ascended the steps of the altar, and 
poured the water into that one of the two silver basins which 
was on the eastern side. Into the other wine was poured. 
There were small openings in the bottom of each, and so the 
two streams flowed, mingled together, through pipes, into the 
brook Kedron.” It was about the time of this ceremony that 
Jesus stood and called to the multitudes: 

“If any man thirst, let him come unto Me and drink. He 
that believeth on Me as the Scripture hath said, from within 

him shall flow rivers of living 
water. But this He spake of 
the Spirit which they that be¬ 
lieve on Him were to receive.” 

When certain of the people 
heard this, they said : 

“ Of a truth this is the 
Prophet; ” meaning the prophet 
that Moses told them should 
come into the world. 

Others said, “ This is the 
Christ.” 

“But,” said some, “shall 
Christ come out of Galilee? 
Hath not the Scripture said that 
the Christ cometh of the seed 
of David, and from Bethlehem, 
the village where David was?” 

Many wanted Him arrested and taken care of, but none 
dared to touch Him. Even the soldiers when sent to take 
Him, returned, saying: 

“Never man spake like this man.” 


DAVID’S ROYAL SON 
Jesus was a lineal descendant of 
David, born in David’s town 




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Others asked, “ Have any of the rulers of the people 
believed on Him ? ” 

There are many people like these now-a-days. They want 
to go with the crowd, and do the things that are popular. 

Let us all believe in Jesus, not merely because others do, 
but because He is the Saviour, and will be our Saviour, if we 
will believe in Him. 

One day when Jesus was in the temple 
He said: 

“ I am the light of the world; he 
that followeth Me shall not walk in dark¬ 
ness, but shall have the light of life. 

“ As long as I am in the world, I am 
the light of the world.” 

But Jesus is not in our world to-day 
as He was once, and so His people are 
to shine for Him. 

“ Ye are the light of the world,” said 
Jesus; and then adds: “Let your light 
so shine before men, that they may see THE light of the world 
your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.” 

“ Jesus bids us shine, with a clear pure light, 

Like a little candle burning in the night. 

In this world of darkness we must shine, 

You in your small corner, I in mine. 

“ Jesus bids us shine first of all for Him ; 

Well He sees and knows it if our light grows dim, 

He looks down from heaven, sees us shine, 

You in your small corner, I in mine. 

“ Jesus bids us shine then for all around ; 

Many kinds of darkness in this world abound — 

Sin and want and sorrow ; we must shine, 

You in your small corner, I in mine.” 





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As Jesus was passing out of the temple He saw a man who 
had never seen the light of day. The sun had been shining as 

brightly as you or I have 
ever seen it shine, but this 
man could not see, as he 
was born blind. 

When Jesus saw him, He 
moistened the clay on the 
ground, and anointed the 
eyes of the blind man and 
said to him : 

“Go wash in the pool of 
Siloam.” 

The man went and 
washed and came from the 
pool, seeing. How glad he 
must have felt, to be able to 

see. 

healing the blind man His neighbors did not 

know him at first, and asked: “ Is not this the young man who 
was blind, and sat by the wayside begging?” 

Some replied, “Yes, this is the man.” 

Others said, “ He is like him.” 

But the young man said: 

“ I am he.” 

When they began to question him about how it was done, 
he told them; and then said he did not know much about the 
One who opened his eyes, “ but,” he said, “one thing I know, 
that, whereas I was blind, now I see.” 





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3far off from tbe gates of golb.” 


CHAPTER XV 


THE GOOD SHEPHERD 



HE Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.” 

These words of the shepherd-king of Israel 
come quickly to our minds and hearts as we be¬ 
gin to study about Jesus, the Good Shepherd, in 
the Gospel of John. 

Jesus says, “He that entereth in by the door is the shep¬ 
herd of the sheep. 

“To him the porter 
openeth ; and the sheep hear 
his voice: and he calleth his 
own sheep by name, and 
leadeth them out. 

“ And when he putteth 
forth his own sheep, he goeth 
before them, and the sheep 
follow him: for they know 
his voice.” 

See how tenderly the 
Good Shepherd leads forth 
His flock, and carries the 
lamb on His own strong arm. 

“ I am the door,” said 
Jesus; “by Me if any man 


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enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find 
pasture. 

“The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to 
destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they 
might have it more abundantly. 

“I am the Good Shepherd: the Good Shepherd giveth his 
life for the sheep. 

“ But he that is a hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own 
the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, 
and fleeth; and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the 
sheep. 

“The hireling fleeth, because he is a hireling, and careth 
not for the sheep. 

“ I am the Good Shepherd, and know My sheep, and am 
known of Mine. 

“As the Father knoweth Me, even so know I the Father: 
and I lay down My life for the sheep. 

“And other sheep I have which are not of this fold : them 
also I must bring, and they shall hear My voice; and there 
shall be one fold, and one shepherd. 

“ My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they 
follow Me: 

“And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never 
perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of My hand. 

“My Father, which gave them Me, is greater than all; and 
no man is able to pluck them out of My Father’s hand.” 

The Good Shepherd not only leads and cares for His flock, 
but He goes after those who wander away. 

“ Tenderly the Shepherd, o’er the mountains cold, 

Goes to bring His lost one back to the fold, 

“ Seeking to save, seeking to save, 

Lost one, ’tis Jesus seeking to save.” 

Jesus spoke a parable at one time in which He said: 


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“ What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he lose one 
of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, 
and go after that which is 
lost, until he find it? 

“ And when he hath 
found it, he layeth it on his 
shoulders, rejoicing. 

“And when he cometh 
home, he calleth together 
his friends and neighbors, 
saying unto them, Rejoice 
with me; for I have found 
my sheep which was lost. 

“I say unto you, that 
likewise joy shall be in 
heaven over one sinner that 
repenteth, more than over 
ninety and nine just persons, 
which need no repentance.” 

In that world-famous song, “The Ninety and Nine,” the 
means of salvation to many, as sung so widely by Ira D. 
Sankev, this story is very touchingly told : 

“ There were ninety and nine that safely lay 
In the shelter of the fold, 

But ope was out on the hills away, 

Far off from the gates of gold — 

Away on the mountains wild and bare, 

Away from the tender Shepherd’s care. 

“ ‘ Lord, Thou hast here Thy ninety and nine : 

Are they not enough for Thee ? ’ 

But the Shepherd made answer : ‘ This of Mine 
Has wandered away from Me, 

And, although the road be rough and steep, 

I go to the desert to find My sheep.’ 




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“ But none of the ransomed ever knew 
How deep were the waters crossed ; 

Nor how dark was the night that the Lord passed through 
Ere He found His sheep that was lost. 

Out in the desert He heard its cry — 

Sick and helpless and ready to die. 

“ But all through the mountains, thunder-riven, 

And up from the rocky steep, 

There rose a glad cry to the gate of heaven, 

‘ Rejoice ! I have found My sheep! 

And the angels echoed around the throne, 

* Rejoice, for the Lord brings back His own!”’ 

To illustrate still more clearly the care of the Good Shep¬ 
herd, and the tender love of our heavenly Father, Jesus spoke 
another parable; that of “The Lost Piece of Money.” He 
says: “Either what woman having ten pieces of silver, if 
she lose one piece, doth not light a can¬ 
dle, and sweep the house, and seek 
diligently till she find it? 

“And when she hath found it, she 
calleth her friends and her neighbors 
together, saying, Rejoice with me; for 
I have found the piece which I had 
lost. 

“Likewise, I say unto you, there 
is joy in the presence of the an¬ 
gels of God over one sinner that re- 
penteth.” 

Jesus then told an interesting story 
of a young man who had a very pleas- the lost piece of money 
ant home, but who became discontented with his surround¬ 
ings and one day persuaded his father to give him his portion 
of the property. Taking the money he started away from 
home to see the world for himself. He lived a fast life in the 






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far-away country, and soon began to be in want. To add to 
his trouble, there was a famine in the land, and so realizing 
that he must do something for a living, he hired out with a 
man who kept a lot of swine. For a Jewish boy to turn swine¬ 
herd, was a very low occupation, and well illustrates the condi¬ 
tion he was really in. And he did not have a very good 
boarding place, for he was so hungry that he wanted to eat 
the husks with which he was feeding the swine. 

These husks were the pod of the Kharub bean. They grew 
on a tree something like our apple trees, only the tree is more 
bushy and the leaves are a darker green. 

The pods are from six to twenty inches long, and are filled 
with milk and beans, which the natives eat when ripe, and then 
throw the pod or husk to the swine. 

In his hungry condition he thought of home and mother. 

“ Why,” said he to himself, “ my father’s hired men have 
bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger.” 

Then he made a good resolution. He resolved to go back 
and tell his father how sorry he was for leaving home and 
friends. He had many friends while he had plenty of money, 
but with money gone, the friends went also. 

He started toward home, and his loving father, who had 
been watching, saw him while he was a long distance off, and 
ran out to meet him. 

As the son made his confession, the father freely for¬ 
gave him, and gave him a royal welcome. They made a 
thanksgiving feast in honor of his return, and rejoiced because, 
as the father said, “My son was lost, and is found,” and they 
were very glad. 

This little story illustrates the love of our heavenly Father 
for us all, as when pure innocent children we were all in our 
Father’s home. Let all who have wandered away, return to 
Him “who will abundantly pardon.” 



CHAPTER XVI 

SENDING FORTH THE SEVENTY DISCIPLES 

HAT the work which Jesus and His twelve 
disciples had been doing might be extended 
and made a blessing to many more, Jesus 
sends forth seventy disciples, with a special 
message to do a specific work. 

He did not send them out alone, but in 
companies of two, and they were to go before Him into all the 
cities and towns which He was to visit later on. 

He said to them as they went forth: 

“The harvest truly is great, but the laborers are few: pray 
ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that He would send forth 
laborers into His harvest. 

“Go your ways: behold, I send you forth as lambs among 
wolves. 

“Carry neither purse, nor scrip, nor shoes: and salute no 
man by the way. 

“And into whatsoever house ye enter, first say, Peace be 
to this house. 

“ And if the son of peace be there, your peace shall rest 
upon it: if not, it shall turn to you again. 

“ And in the same house remain, eating and drinking such 
things as they give: for the laborer is worthy of his hire. Go 
not from house to house. 

“And into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you, 
eat such things as are set before you: 

“And heal the sick that are therein, and say unto them, 






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The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you. But into whatso¬ 
ever city ye enter, and they receive you not, go your ways out 
into the streets of the same, and say, 

“ Even the very dust of your city, which cleaveth on us, we 
do wipe off against you: notwithstanding, be ye sure of this, 
that the kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.” 

Rejoicing at the success of the work on their return, Jesus 
said to them: “ Rejoice not that the demons are subject to 
you, and that ye can heal all manner of sickness, but rather 
rejoice because your names are written in heaven.” 

One day a lawyer said to Him: 

“Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? 

“ He said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest 
thou ? 

“And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God 
with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, 
and with all thy mind; and thy neighbor as thyself. 

“And He said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this 
do, and thou shalt live. 

“ But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who 
is my neighbor? 

“And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from 
Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped 
him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving 
him half dead. 

“ And by chance there came down a certain priest that way ; 
and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. 

“And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came 
and looked on him, and passed by on the other side. 

“ But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he 
was; and when he saw him, he had compassion on him, 

“And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in 
oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to 
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“And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two 
pence, and gave them to the host, and said unto him, Take 
care of him : and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come 
again, I will repay thee. 

“Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbor 
unto him that fell among the thieves? 

“And he said, He that shewed mercy on him. Then said 
Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise.” 

Though Jesus said at one time, “The foxes have holes, 
the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of man hath not 
where to lay His head ; ” there were many homes of those who 
loved and followed Him which were open to Him, and where 
He was always a welcome guest. 

One of these homes where He was a frequent visitor, was 
at Bethany, the home of the two sisters, Mary and Martha. 
They also had a brother, whose name was Lazarus. It is said 
of them, “Now Jesus loved 
Martha, and her sister, and 
Lazarus.” 

Jesus and His band of work¬ 
ers being out on a mission trip 
came to Bethany, and Luke tells 
us that 

“ A certain woman named 
Martha received Him into her 
house. 

“And she had a sister called 
Mary, which also sat at Jesus’ 
feet, and heard His word. 

“But Martha was cumbered jesus at thehome of m ary and martha 
about much serving, and came to Him, and said, Lord, dost 
Thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid 
her therefore that she help me. 

“And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, 










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thou art careful and troubled about many things: but one 
thing is needful; and Mary hath chosen that good part, which 
shall not be taken away from her.” 

After a time their brother Lazarus was taken sick, and the 
sisters sent word to Jesus, saying: 

“Lord, behold, he whom Thou lovest is sick.” 

When Jesus heard that Lazarus was sick He said : 

“ This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, 
that the Son of God might be glorified thereby.” 

He did not go at once to Bethany, but remained at Beth- 
abara for two days when He said : 

“ Let us go again into Judea. Our friend Lazarus sleepeth ; 
but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep.” 

“ Lord, if he sleep, he shall do well,” said one of the disciples. 

Then Jesus said to them, “Lazarus is dead, and I am glad 
for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent ye may 
believe; nevertheless let us go unto him.” 

Many good people think that when death comes to a 
home, that it is the Lord who has come to take the loved one 
away; but here is the case of a good man who died and Jesus 
was not in the town, and did not come until four days afterward. 
When He did come Martha said to Him : 

“ Lord, if Thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.” 

“Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again. 

“Martha saith unto Him, I know that he shall rise again in 
the resurrection at the last day.” 

Then Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection, and the 
life.” 

Finally Mary came where Jesus was, and “ she fell down at 
His feet, saying unto Him, Lord, if Thou hadst been here, my 
brother had not died. 

“When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also 
weeping which came with her, He groaned in the spirit, and 
was troubled, 


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“And said, Where have ye laid him? They say unto Him, 
Lord, come and see. 

“ Jesus wept. 

“ Then said the Jews, Behold how He loved Him ! 

“ And some of them said, Could not this man, which opened 
the eyes of the blind, have caused that even this man should 
not have died? 

“ Jesus therefore again groaning in Himself cometh to the 
grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it. 

“Jesus said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister 
of him that was dead, 
saith unto Him, Lord, 
by this time he stinketh : 
for he hath been dead 
four days. 

“Jesus saith unto 
her, Said I not unto 
thee, that, if thou would- 
est believe, thou should- 
est see the glory of God ? 

“Then they took 
away the stone from the 
place where the dead 
was laid. And Jesus 
lifted up His eyes, and 
said, Father, I thank 
Thee that Thou hast THE resurrection of lazarus 

heard Me. And I knew that Thou hearest Me always: but 
because of the people which stand by I said it, that they may 
believe that Thou hast sent Me. 

“ And when He thus had spoken, He cried with a loud 
voice, Lazarus, come forth. 

“ And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and 
foot with grave clothes; and his face was bound about 




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with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let 
him go.” 

Jesus is the Life-giver, and not the one who takes life. 
That is the work of the enemy. Jesus said: 

“I am come that they might have life, and that they might 
have it more abundantly.” 


CHAPTER XVII 


THE TEN LEPERS HEALED 

N the way to Jerusalem, Jesus passed through the 
midst of Samaria and Galilee. As He went, enter¬ 
ing a certain village, ten men that were lepers 
which stood afar off, cried to Him : 



Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.” 


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When Jesus noticed the men He said to them, “You go 
and shew yourselves to the priests.” 

They started at once, and soon they found that they were 


healed. 



One man, as soon as 
he saw that he was 
healed, returned to 
Jesus, and began to 
praise the Lord in a very 
loud voice. He was 
filled with joy at the 
thought that he was 
well once more. He 
bowed very humbly be¬ 
fore Jesus to thank Him 
for what He had done 
for him. This man was 
a Samaritan. 


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around, observed that only one of the ten returned to thank 
Him, and said : 



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“Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine?” 

Only this one stranger returns to say “Thank you.” 

Turning to the man Jesus said: “Arise, go thy way: thy 
faith hath made thee whole.” 

We all need help from our heavenly Father, and knowing 
this, Jesus said that we ought always to pray, and not to lose 
heart. 

He told of two men who went up to the temple to pray. 
One man seemed by his prayer to think quite a lot about him¬ 
self, and of himself. 

He had considerable of “I” in his petition. He said: “O 
God, 

• T thank thee, that 

I am not like other people ; 

I fast twice in the week, 

I give tithes of all that 
X possess.” 

The other man, with bowed head, smote upon his breast, 
saying, “ God be merciful to me a sinner.” 

Jesus said that this man received God’s blessing rather than 
the first; and added, 

“Every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he 
that humbleth himself shall be exalted.” 

Here is a picture especially for the boys and girls; yes, two 
pictures. One day the mothers brought their children to Jesus 
that He might put His hands upon them and bless them. The 
disciples thought that they had better not bother Jesus with 
the boys and girls. I am glad that He was not too busy to 
notice them. 

Calling them to Himself, He said: 

“ Suffer little children to come unto Me, and forbid them 
not: for of such is the kingdom of God.” 

The familiar song, “That Sweet Story of Old,” will tell as 
well as illustrate this story: 



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“ I think, when I read that sweet story of old, 

When Jesus was here among men, 

How He called little children as lambs to His fold, 
I should like to have been with them then. 


“ I wish that His hands had 
been placed on my head, 
That His arms had been 
thrown around me, 

And that I might have seen 
His kind look when He 
said, 

* Let the little ones come 
unto Me.’ 

“Yet still to His footstool in 
prayer I may go, 

And ask for a share in His 
love; 

And if I thus earnestly seek 
Him I know 

I’ll be glad when He comes 
from above.” 

Then there could only a few children get near to Jesus at 
any one time, but now all may come to Him from all over the 
world, and receive His rich blessing. 

A young man, known as “The Rich Young Ruler,” came to 
Jesus, and said to Him, 

“ Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” 

“ Keep the commandments,” replied Jesus. 

“Which ones?” asked the young man. Jesus told him. 
Then he replied: 

“ All these I have kept from my youth up, what lack I yet ? ” 
Jesus looked on him, and loved him because he was good. 
“But,” said Jesus, “one thing thou lackest.” 

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This young man was very rich. It was not wrong for him 
to have the money. His sin was in loving it so much better 
than he loved God, that he had made an idol of his riches. 

Jesus said to him, “If 
thou wilt be perfect, go 
sell all that thou hast, and 
distribute unto the poor, 
and thou shalt have treas¬ 
ure in heaven: and come, 
follow Me. 

“And when he heard 
this, he was very sorrow¬ 
ful : for he had great pos¬ 
sessions. 

“And when Jesus saw 
that he was very sorrow¬ 
ful, He said, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into 
the kingdom of God ! 

“For it is easier for a camel to go through a needle’s eye, 
than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.” 

Many have thought that this expresses an impossibility, 
but I have thought perhaps not. 

In the wall surrounding the city of Jerusalem were numer¬ 
ous gates which were closed every night at sunset. 

In one of these large gates was a small one, which was called 
“The Needle’s Eye,” and this small gate was always open. If 
a traveler should be out with his loaded camel and come home 
toward night and find the large gate closed, the only way that 
he could get into the city that night would be to unload his 
camel, and then the camel kneeling upon his knees could 
just press through the little gate, The Needle’s Eye. 

Thus may we all, rich or poor, bond or free, stripped of 
everything unlike God, humbly upon our knees find an entrance 
through the narrow door that leads in the way to eternal life. 






CHAPTER XVIII 

HEALING OF BLIND BARTIMEUS 

ASSING along in His journey, Jesus, with the 
twelve disciples, came to the city of Jericho. A 
great multitude following with Him attracted the 
attention of a blind man by the name of Bartimeus, 
who sat by the wayside begging. Hearing the 
sound of the passing throng, he asked what it meant. 

They answered him, “Jesus of Nazareth is passing by.” 

The blind man hearing this cried out, “Jesus, Thou son of 
David, have mercy on me.” 

Somebody said, “Keep still, Bartimeus;” but he called all 
the more loudly: 

“Jesus, Thou son of David, have mercy on me.” 

“Bring the blind man to Me,” said Jesus. Then He asked 
him, “What do you want?” 

“Lord, that I may receive my sight,” was his answer. 

Then Jesus said to him, “Receive thy sight: thy faith hath 
saved thee.” 

Healed at once he’gladly followed Jesus in the way, glorifying 
God. 

The crowd was glad as well, and joined in praising the 
Lord. 

The poet, Mr. T. E. Perkins, has told us this story in an 
interesting manner in his poem entitled: “Jesus of Nazareth 
Passeth By;” and he draws a lesson from it for us to-day: 






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What means this eager, anxious throng 
That moves with busy haste along, 

These wondrous gatherings day by day, 
What means this strange commotion, say ? 
In accents hushed the throng reply, 
Jesus of Nazareth passeth by. 

Who is this Jesus? Why should He 
The city move so mightily ? 

A passing stranger, has he skill 
To move the multitude at will? 

Again the stirring tones reply, 

Jesus of Nazareth passeth by. 

Jesus, ’tis He, who once below 
Man’s footpath trod, ’midst pain and woe ; 
The burdened ones where’er He came 
Brought out their sick, and deaf, and lame 
The blind rejoice to hear the cry, 
Jesus of Nazareth passeth by. 

Again He comes from place to place, 

His holy footprints we can trace ; 

He pauseth at our threshold, nay, 

He enters, condescends to stay. 

Shall we not gladly raise the cry, 
Jesus of Nazareth passeth by? 

Ho ! all ye heavy-laden, come, 

Here’s pardon, comfort, rest, and home. 
Ye wanderers from a Father’s face, 

Return, accept His proffered grace. 

Ye tempted, here’s a refuge nigh, 
Jesus of Nazareth passeth by. 

But if you still this call refuse, 

And all His wondrous love abuse, 

Soon will He sadly from you turn, 

Your bitter prayer for pardon spurn. 

Too late, too late, will be the cry, 
Jesus of Nazareth has passed by. 


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Jesus entered Jericho and passed on through the city. 
Another man hears of Him. He was a tax-collector, and was 
a very rich man. He was also a very small man. He wanted 
to see Jesus and so he ran on ahead of the crowd, and climbed 
up into a sycamore tree. 

By and by when Jesus got outside the city to the place 
where Zaccheus was, He looked up and saw him among the 
branches. 

“Make haste, and come down,” said Jesus, “ for to-day I 
must visit your home.” 

He came down very quickly, and received Jesus with glad¬ 
ness. He was converted on the way coming down out of the 
tree, somewhere between the branches and the ground, for 
when he got to the ground, he reoeived Jesus joyfully, took Him 
home with him, and Jesus said: 

“This day is salvation come to this house.” 

Some of the people found fault with Jesus, and said “that 
He was gone to be the guest of a man who was a sinner.” 

When Jesus was here so long ago, the very worst thing 
anyone could say of Him, and have it true, was, 

“He is a friend of publicans and sinners; He is the guest 
of a man who is a sinner; He receiveth sinners and eateth with 
them.” 

And it is well for us all that this was true, as thus His love 
and mercy will reach even to all of us. And this was His 
errand to earth, as He said : 

“ For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which 
was lost.” 

John 3 : 16 is a declaration of God’s love to our world in 
sending Jesus; but this verse tells the purpose for which He 
came. 

That Zaccheus met with a thorough change, is evident from 
what he said to Jesus: 

“Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; 


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and if I have taken anything from any man by false accusation, 
I restore him fourfold.” 

Eld. Sederquist tells us about Zaccheus in the following 
poem, which may be sung to the tune, “He’s Just the Same 
To-day: ” 

As Jesus passed through Jericho, 

There was a little man ; 

The people called him Zaccheus, 

He was a publican. 

The crowd was great, and hard he strove 
The Saviour’s face to see, 

But could not till he climbed up in 
The branches of a tree. 


When Jesus looked and saw 
the man, 

And knew the reason why 

That he had left the crowd 
below 

And climbed a tree so 
high; 

He raised His voice in plead¬ 
ing tones — 

“Come down, come down, I 
say ! 

For I have come, and must 
abide 

Within thy house to-day.” 



ZACCHEUS CLIMOED INTO A TREE 

Then he made haste and came right down, 

With heart so light and free ; 

His burden gone, with outstretched arms 
Received Christ joyfully. 

And thus he stood and said, “ O Lord, 

My goods I’ll give the poor ; 

And what I’ve taken false from man, 

Fourfold I will restore.” 





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Then Jesus spake of Abraham, 

And said, “ This is his son. 
Therefore salvation to this house 
To-day has surely come. 

For I, the Son of man, came down 
The lost to seek and save, 

To heal the sick, restore the blind, 
And ransom from the grave.” 

The story told of Zaccheus, 

Who climbed so high the tree, 

Is but the counterpart of what 
Is told of you and me ; 

Who in our vain attempt to climb. 
Have heard the Saviour say, 

“ Come unto me, I must abide 
Within thy house to-day! ” 



“WHEN he was come near, he beheld the city and wept over it.” 


CHAPTER XIX 



JESUS WEEPING OVER JERUSALEM 

OWARD the close of His eventful life, coming to 
Jerusalem with His disciples, as they were near¬ 
ing the city, from across the “ mountains which 
were round about,” He “ beheld the city and wept 
over it,” saying, 

“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, 
and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I 
have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth 
her chickens under her wings, and ye would not! 

“If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, 
the things which belong unto thy peace ! but now they are hid 
from thine eyes. 

“For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies 
shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and 
keep thee in on every side, 

“And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children 
within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon 
another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.” 

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Yes, and more so, when we think that they might have 
known, for God’s prophets had foretold these things and warned 
them of their danger. 

We, too, have warnings of approaching judgment, and let 
us heed the warning message and “ lay hold on eternal life,” by 
accepting Jesus as our Saviour to-day. Come to Him now. 
Why not? 

About a week before the feast of the passover, Jesus and 
His disciples came to Bethany, and to the home of Mary, 
Martha, and Lazarus. The sisters had made a supper — which 
was their chief meal of the day — in His honor, and also of their 
brother Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead. 

This was the only home with which Jesus was connected 
for more than a brief visit after He left His childhood home at 
Nazareth. 

While they sat at the table, Mary came to Jesus, bringing 
a very fine and costly perfume which she poured upon His 
head, and with which she anointed His feet, wiping them with 
her long beautiful tresses. To anoint the head was a common 
occurrence, but to pour the precious perfume upon His feet 
and wipe them with her hair was an expression of the tenderest 
love and deepest devotion to her Saviour. 

The odor of the perfume filled the house, and Judas, the 
treasurer of the twelve, said : 

“Why was all this ointment wasted like that? It might 
have been sold for more than three hundred pence — about 
$50.00 — and given to the poor.” 

Jesus said, “Why trouble the woman? Let her alone; for 
she hath wrought a good work on Me. The poor you have 
always with you, but I am not always to be with you. She 
hath anointed Me beforehand for the burial. 

“Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be 
preached throughout the whole world, this also that she hath 
done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her.” 


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How true has this statement proved ; for who has not heard 
this stoty? 

We are also very familiar with another story of a woman. 
There is quite a contrast between the two women, however. 
Mary may be called “one of the well-to-do; ” while the other 
was a poor woman who was a widow. 

One day when Jesus was in the temple at Jerusalem, He sat 
opposite the treasury, or money-chests — of which there were 
thirteen — watching the people as they brought their offerings 
to the Lord. 

Many who 
were rich put 
in large sums, 
while this 
poor woman 
put in “two 
mites, which 
make a far- 
thin g,” o r 
about one- 
third of a cent. 

Jesus no¬ 
ticed this and 

g a j^ • THE WIDOW’S MITE 

“Verily I say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast 
more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury: 

“For all they did cast in of their abundance; but she of 
her want did cast in all that she had, even all her living.” 

One is reminded by this incident of the words of Paul, the 
apostle to the Gentiles, when discoursing on liberality, said : 

“For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted accord¬ 
ing to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not.” 

Jesus is not only revealed in the Gospels as the Saviour and 
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Shepherd, and in a great number of characters. He bears 
many titles which convey to us the help He is so willing to 
give to us all. 

Talking to the twelve one day He said: 

“I am the true vine, and My Father is the husbandman. 

“ Every branch in Me that beareth not fruit He taketh away: 
and every branch that beareth fruit, He purgeth it, that it may 
bring forth more fruit. 

“ Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken 
unto you. 

“Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear 
fruit of itself, except it abide in the 
vine; no more can ye, except ye 
abide in Me. 

“ I am the vine, ye are the branches. 

He that abideth in Me, and I in him, 
the same bringeth forth much fruit; 
for without Me ye can do nothing. 

e marginal reading is: “severed 
from Me ye can do nothing.” The 
branch cut off does not bear fruit.] 

“ If a man abide not in Me, he is 
cast forth as a branch, and is withered ; 
and men gather them, and cast them 
into the fire, and they are burned. 

“ If ye abide in Me, and My words 
abide in you, ye shall ask what ye 
will, and it shall be done unto you. 1 am the true vine 

“Herein is My Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; 
so shall ye be My disciples. 

“As the Father hath loved Me, so have I loved you: con¬ 
tinue ye in My love. 

“ If ye keep My commandments, ye shall abide in My love; 
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His love. These things have I spoken unto you, that My joy 
might remain in you, and that your joy might be full. 

“ This is My commandment, That ye love one another, as 
I have loved you. 

“Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down 
his life for his friends. 

“Ye are My friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you. 

“ Henceforth I call you not servants ; for the servant know- 
eth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; 
for all things that I have heard of My Father I have made 
known unto you. 

“Ye have not chosen Me, but I have chosen you, and or¬ 
dained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that 
your fruit should remain; that whatsoever ye shall ask of the 
Father in My name, He may give it you.” 

Just as it is necessary for the growth of a branch, and that 
it may bear fruit, that it must be in the vine; so we must have 
a living vital connection with the Lord Jesus by the Holy Spirit, 
to have His life in us, that we may bear fruit to His glory. 



CHAPTER XX 

TRIUMPHAL ENTRY INTO JERUSALEM 

OR long centuries the Jewish nation had been look¬ 
ing for a king, one who should sit upon “ the throne 
of David,” and deliver them from the dictation and 
oppression of world-rulers. 

Prophets of the long ago had foretold His com¬ 
ing, and poets had sung of the “One” who was to “reign in 
Jerusalem, and before his ancients gloriously.” 

At the time when Jesus came to our world, there was a 
general expectation of a coming Deliverer. 

And He came—not as they expected — but just as the 
prophet said that He would come. Listen to his words: 

“ Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter 
of Jerusalem : behold, thy King cometh unto thee: He is just, 
and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon 
a colt the foal of an ass.” 

And this is just the way He did come, for we read: 

“And when they came nigh to Jerusalem, unto Bethphage 
and Bethany, at the mount of Olives, He sendeth forth two of 
His disciples, 

“And saith unto them, Go your way into the village over 
against you: and as soon as ye be entered into it, ye shall find 
a colt tied, whereon never man sat; loose him, and bring him. 

“And if any man say unto you, Why do ye this? say ye 



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that the Lord hath need of him; and straightway he will send 
him hither. 

“And they went their way, and found the colt tied by the 
door without in a place where two ways met; and they loose 
him. 

“And certain of them that stood there said unto them, What 
do ye, loosing the colt? 

“And they said unto them even as Jesus had commanded: 
and they let them go. 

“And they brought the colt to Jesus, and cast their gar¬ 
ments on him ; and He sat upon him. 

“And many spread their garments in the way; and others 
cut down branches off the trees, and strewed them in the way. 

“And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, 
cried, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David: Blessed is He 
that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest. 

“And when He was come into Jerusalem, all the city was 
moved, saying, Who is this? 

“And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of 
Nazareth of Galilee. 

“And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all 
them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the 
tables of the money changers, and the seats of them that sold 
doves, 

“And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be 
called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of 
thieves. 

“ And the blind and the lame came to Him in the temple; 
and He healed them. 

“And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful 
things that He did, and the children crying in the temple, and 
saying, Hosanna to the Son of David ; they were sore displeased, 

“And said unto Him, Hearest Thou what these say? And 
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mouth of babes and sucklings Thou hast perfected praise ? And 
He left them, and went out of the city into Bethany; and He 
lodged there.” 

Thus He came, and “He came unto His own, and His own 
received Him not.” 

This was on the first day of the week, Sunday, April 2, 
A. D. 30, and was also on the tenth day of the month—Jewish 
time—the day on which the Passover lamb was chosen. Please 
remember this fact, as we shall mention it again. 

Palm trees grew all along the road over which He had 
come, the leaves of which were often ten-feet long. Palms 
were the recognized symbols of triumph and rejoicing. 

Many even to-day celebrate Palm Sunday in memory of the 
triumphal entry of Jesus into the city that day. 

The next two days, Monday and Tuesday, were filled with 
deeds and teaching worthy of the Messiah King, and as such 
presented Jesus in that light. They were doubtless designed 
to persuade the nation to receive Him. 

The Saviour uttered many parables during His ministry, and 
several of them were spoken in these last two days. 

One writer gives a list of thirty-one, as follows: 

1. The Parable of the Sower. Matt. 13: 3-8; Mark 4: 

3-8 ; Luke 8 : 5-8. 

2. The Wheat and the Tares. Matt. 13 : 24-29. 

3. The Mustard Seed. Matt. 13 : 3, 32 ; Mark 4: 30-32. 

4. The Leaven. Matt. 13: 33. 

5. The Seed Growing Secretly. Mark 4: 26-29. 

6. The Hidden Treasure. Matt. 13: 44. 

7. The Pearl of Great Price. Matt. 13 : 45, 46. 

8. The Net Cast into the Sea. Matt. 13 : 47, 48. 

9. The Lost Sheep. Matt. 18: 12, 13; Luke 15: 4-6. 

10. The Merciless Servant. Matt. 18: 23-34. 

11. The Two Debtors. Luke 7: 41, 42. 

12. The Good Samaritan. Luke 10: 30—35. 


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13. The Importunate Friend. Luke 11 : 5-8. 

14. The Rich Fool. Luke 12: 16-20. 

15. The Return from the Wedding. Luke 12: 35—40. 

16. The Fig Tree. Luke 13: 6-9. 

17. The Great Supper. Luke 14: 16—24. 

18. The Lost Piece of Money. Luke 15 : 8, 9. 

19. The Prodigal Son. Luke 15: 11-32. 

20. The Unjust Steward. Luke 16: 1-8. 

21. The Rich Man and Lazarus. Luke 16: 19-31. 

22. The Unjust Judge. Luke 18: 2—5. 

23. The Pharisee and the Publican. Luke 18: 10—13. 

24. The Pounds. Luke 19: 12—27. 

25. The Laborers in the Vineyard. Matt. 20: 1—16. 

26. The Two Sons. Matt. 21 : 28—30. 

27. The Vineyard let to Husbandmen. Matt. 21 : 33-39 ; 

Mark 12: 1-9; Luke 20: 9-15. 

28. The Marriage Feast. Matt. 22: 2-14. 

29. The Wise and Foolish Virgins. Matt. 25 : 1—13. 

30. The Talents. Matt. 25 : 14-30. 

31. The Sheep and the Goats. Matt. 25 : 31—46. 

Our Lord Himself explained the parables of “The Sower,” 
and of the “Wheat and the Tares.” His explanation of these 
must be the standard by which we must interpret and understand 
all the others. 

Jesus not only uttered these interesting parables which con¬ 
tained so many important truths; but He performed many 
miracles, a list of which is given as follows: 

1. Water Turned into Wine. Cana. John 2: 1—11. 

2. Nobleman’s Son Cured. Cana. John 4: 46—54. 

3. Draught of Fishes. Sea of Galilee. Luke 5 : 1-11. 

4. Demoniac Cured. Capernaum. Mark I : 23—26. 

5. Peter’s Wife’s Mother Healed. Capernaum. Matt. 8 : 

14, 15 ; Mark 1 : 30, 31 ; Luke 4: 38, 39. 


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6. Leper Healed. Capernaum. Matt. 8: 2, 3 ; Mark 1 : 

40-45; Luke 5: 12-14. 

7. Centurion’s Servant Healed. Capernaum. Matt. 8: 

5-13 ; Luke 7 : 1-10. 

8. Widow’s Son Raised to Life. Nain. Luke 7: 11 —17. 

9. Tempest Calmed. Sea of Galilee. Matt. 8: 23-27; 

Mark 4: 37—41; Luke 8: 22—25. 

10. Demoniacs of Gadara Cured. Gadara. Matt. 8 : 28— 

34; Mark 5: 1-17; Luke 8: 26-40. 

11. Man Sick of Palsy Cured. Capernaum. Matt. 9: 

1-8. 

12. Jairus’ Daughter Raised to Life. Capernaum. Matt. 

9: 18-26; Mark 5 : 22-43; Luke 8: 41-56. 

13. Woman with Issue of Blood Healed. Capernaum. 

Matt. 9: 20-22; Mark 5: 25-34; Luke 8: 43-48. 

14. Two Blind Men Healed. Capernaum. Matt. 9: 27- 

3 i. 

15. Dumb Demoniac Cured. Capernaum. Matt. 9: 32- 

34; Luke 11 : 14. 

16. Lame Man at Bethesda’s Pool. Jerusalem. John 5 : 

I_ 9 * 

17. A Withered Hand Cured. Judea. Matt. 12: 10—13, 

Mark 3 : 1-5. 

18. Demoniac Cured. Capernaum. Matt. 12: 22. 

19. Five Thousand Fed. Decapolis. Matt. 14: 15—21 ; 

Mark 6: 35-44; Luke 9: 12-17; John 6: 5-14. 

20. Canaanite Woman’s Daughter Healed. Near Tyre. 

Matt. 15: 21-28; Mark 7: 24-30. 

21. Deaf and Dumb Man Cured. Decapolis. Mark 7: 

31 - 37 * 

22. Four Thousand Fed. Decapolis. Matt. 15: 32—39; 

Mark 8 : 1-9. 

23. Christ Transfigured. Mt. Tabor. Matt. 17: 1—8; 

Mark 9: 2-10; Luke 9: 28-36. 


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24. Blind Man Cured. Bethsaida. Mark 8 : 22—26. 

25. Boy Cured. Mt. Tabor. Matt. 17: 14—21; Mark 9 : 

14-29; Luke 9: 37-42. 

26. Man Born Blind Cured. Jerusalem. John 9: 1—41. 

27. Woman Cured. Galilee. Luke 13: 11—17. 

28. Dropsical Man Cured. Galilee. Luke 14: 1-4. 

29. Ten Lepers Cleansed. Samaria. Luke 17: 11-19. 

30. Two Blind Men Cured. Jericho. Matt. 20: 30-34; 

Mark 10: 46—52; Luke 18: 35—43. 

31. Lazarus Raised to Life. Bethany. John 11:1-44. 

32. Fig Tree Blasted. Mt. Olivet. Matt. 21: 18—22; 

Mark 11 : 12—22. 

33. The Ear of Malchus. Gethsemane. Matt. 26: 51, 

52; Mark 14: 47; Luke 22: 50, 51; John 18: 
10, 11. 

34. Draught of Fishes. Sea of Galilee. John 21 : 4-6. 

The disciples performed miracles, but only by permission or 
commandment. Jesus performed miracles at will. He was 
the Lord of miracles. He has not lost His power, but is still 
performing miracles every day in the salvation of sinners whom 
He came to seek and to save. 



CHAPTER XXI 

THE MAN WITHOUT A WEDDING GARMENT 

EVER was more important truth uttered, or lesson 
taught, than the lesson of truth spoken by our 
Saviour on the last day of His public ministry. 

He had come to them in fulfillment of pro¬ 
phetic utterance, riding in the eastern gate of their 
city. They did not receive Him, though He was their King. 

He comes now to give them warning of their danger, and 
to impress upon them still more the claims of His Messiahship. 
So pointed were the truths taught, and so clear the lessons 
given, that they “perceived He spake of them.” 

Among the many good things spoken on that day, Jesus 
said: 

“The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which 
made a marriage for his son, 

“And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden 
to the wedding: and they would not come. 

“ Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them 
which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my 
oxen and my fadings are killed, and all things are ready: come 
unto the marriage. 

“But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his 
farm, another to his merchandise: 

“And the remnant took his servants, and entreated them 
spitefully, and slew them. 




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“But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he 
sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned 
up their city. 

“Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but 
they which were bidden were not worthy. 

“Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye 
shall find, bid to the marriage. 

“ So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered 
together all as many as they found, both bad and good : and 
the wedding was furnished with guests. 

“And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there 
a man which had not on a wedding garment: 

“And he saith unto him, Friend, how earnest thou in hither 
not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless. 

“Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and 
foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; 
there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” 

“A hard way to use one invited to a wedding,” do you say? 
“Too poor to buy a wedding garment,” you think? 

The king who got up the wedding feast provided the 
wedding garments as well as the dinner. Being provided, all 
one had need to do was to put the garments on. Passing to 
the guestchamber the invited ones went through the room 
where these garments were, and to not put one on when it was 
freely supplied, was to slight the hospitality of the king. 

Our heavenly Father has invited us all to a wedding feast; 
to the “ marriage supper of the Lamb.” Ample provision has 
been made for all, and the wedding garments are ready. Our 
own righteousness is like “ filthy rags,” but the righteousness 
of Christ will be a sufficient covering for all, so that all may be 
“complete in Him.” 

Let us not slight His invitation, or the abundant prepara¬ 
tion which has been made; nor be like those men in that other 
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The man who bought the oxen should have proved them 
beforehand, and the man who had married a wife should have 
taken her along with him. 

Jesus is around now giving us an invitation to accept Him, 
as He knocks upon the door of our 
hearts by His Holy Spirit. He wants 
to enter our hearts and lives, to live 
and dwell, that He may make us like 
Himself. He says: 

“If a man love Me, he will keep 
My words: and My Father will love 
him, and we will come unto him, and 
make our abode with him.” 

If we make a home for Jesus in 
our hearts now, He will make a home 
for us with Himself in life eternal by 
and by. 

The people asked Jesus several christ knocking at the door 
questions that day, and among them a lawyer said: “Master, 
which is the great commandment in the law? 

“Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God 
with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. 

“This is the first and great commandment. 

“ And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy 
neighbor as thyself.” 

Answering the man, Jesus then turned to the people and 
said : 

“What think ye of Christ? Whose son is He? They say 
unto Him, the son of David. 

“ He saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit call 
Him Lord, saying, 

“The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit Thou on My right hand, 
till I make Thine enemies Thy footstool? 

“ If David then call Him Lord, how is He his son? 








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“ And no man was able to answer Him a word.” 

Dear reader, what is your answer to this very important 
question, “What think ye of Christ?” 

“ What think ye of Christ is the test 

To try both your strength and your scheme ? 

Ye cannot be right in the rest 
Unless ye think rightly of Him.” 


THE MESSIAH AND HIS FORERUNNER 



JESUS, THE BOY OF GALILEE 

“ And Jesus increased in wisdom 
and stature, and in favor with God 
and man.” 


JOHN, THE BOY OF JUDEA 

“ And the child grew and waxed 
strong inspirit, and was in the des¬ 
erts till the day of his shewing unto 
Israel.” 









“ As often as ye eat 
this bread, 
and drink this cup, 
ye do shew the 
Lord's death 
till He come.” 

CHAPTER XXII 
THE PASSOVER SUPPER 

ARLY Wednesday morning, April 5th, A. D. 30, 
the disciples came to Jesus, saying, 

“Where shall we prepare for Thee to eat the 
passover? 

“And He sent Peter and John, saying, Go and 
prepare us the passover, that we may eat. 

“And they said unto Him, Where wilt Thou that we 
prepare? 

“And He said unto them, Behold, when ye are entered into 
the city, there shall a man meet you, bearing a pitcher of water ; 
follow him into the house where he entereth in. 

“And ye shall say unto the goodman of the house, The 
Master saith unto thee, Where is the guestchamber, where I 
shall eat the passover with My disciples? 

“ And he shall shew you a large upper room furnished : 
there make ready. 

“And they went, and found as He had said unto them : and 
they 7 made ready the passover. 

“And when the hour was come, He sat down, and the 
twelve apostles with Him. 

“And He said unto them, With desire I have desired to eat 
this passover with you before I suffer: 






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“For I say unto you, I will not any more eat thereof, until 
it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God. 

“And He took the cup, and gave thanks, and said, Take 
this, and divide it among yourselves: 

“ For I say unto you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine, 
until the kingdom of God shall come.” 

After they were through with the celebration of the passover, 
Jesus took some of the unleavened bread with which they had 
been celebrating it, “and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave 
unto them, saying, This is My body which is given for you : 
this do in remembrance of Me. 

“Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup is 
the new testament in My blood, which is shed for you.” Thus 
instituting what we now observe as the communion, “ The Lord’s 
Supper.” 

There were two sad 
incidents connected 
with this Supper. Je¬ 
sus said, “One of you 
shall betray Me.” The 
disciples felt badly over 
it and wanted John, 
the beloved disciple, 
who leaned upon Je¬ 
sus’ breast, to ask Jesus 
who it was that should 
betray Him. 

To Peter, Jesus 
said: 

“Behold, Satan 

hath desired to have jesus and the beloved disciple 

you, that he may sift you as wheat: but I have prayed for thee, 
that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen 
thy brethren. 






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“And he said unto him, Lord, I am ready to go with Thee, 
both into prison, and to death. 

“And He said, I tell thee, Peter, the cock shall not crow 
this day, before that thou shalt thrice deny that thou knowest 
Me.” 

The following selection was the probable program of this 
celebration of the passover : 

1. First cup of the fruit of the vine and blessing: “Blessed 

art Thou, Jehovah, our God, who hast created the 
fruit of the vine ! Blessed art Thou, Jehovah, our 
God, King of the Universe, who hast chosen us from 
among all people.” 

2. Washing of hands. (It was here that Jesus washed the 

feet of the disciples.) 

3. Eating the bitter herbs. The Master dipped them in 

salt water, ate of them and gave to others. 

4. Second cup of the fruit of the vine filled. Instruction 

was given as to why the passover was celebrated. 

5. The Passover lamb, bitter herbs, and unleavened bread 

brought to the table and each explained. 

6. First part of Hallel (Psalms 113 and 114) sung. 

7. Second cup of the fruit of the vine drunk. 

8. Hands washed, bread broken and thanks given. 

9. Master of the feast dips the broken bread in the “ Charo- 

seth,” a compound of dates, raisins and vinegar, and 
passes to each in the company. (It was here that 
Jesus gave the “sop to Judas” who passes out.) 

10. The Passover lamb eaten. 

11. Grace after meat. 

12. Washing of hands. 

13. Eating of Aphikomon, the half of an unleavened cake 

set aside in the beginning of the supper. (It was 
here that Jesus gave the broken bread of the Lord’s 
Supper.) 


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14. Third cup of the fruit of the vine. Jesus used this cup 

in connection with the Lord’s Supper, saying: “ This 
is My blood of the new testament.” This was proba¬ 
bly followed by the discourses of Jesus recorded in 
John, chapters 14 to 17. 

15. Fourth cup of the fruit of the vine drunk. 

16. Second part of the Hallel (Psalms 115-118) sung. 

(“And when they had sung a hymn, they went 
out.”) 

Judas had before this made a bargain with the chief priests 
to betray Jesus into their hands. After he received “the sop,” 
he went to see them and they gave him thirty pieces of silver — 
about $15.00, the regular price of a slave. 

From the supper table, Jesus, with Peter, James and John 
go to the Garden of Gethsemane. Passing from the disciples 
a little way Jesus kneels in prayer to His Father. What a 
prayer it was that He uttered 
that night. He had said to the 
disciples, “My soul is exceed¬ 
ing sorrowful, even unto death.” 

He prayed, saying, “O My 
Father, if it be possible, let this 
cup pass from Me: neverthe¬ 
less not as I will, but as Thou 
wilt.” 

He prayed this prayer three 
times and was in such agony, 
because of the weight of the 
sins of the world upon Him, and 
His humanity so shrank from the 
ordeal through which He was passing, that “His sweat was 
as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.” 
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His face turns toward Calvary. But why all this suffering and 
agony? It was that we might be redeemed. 

“ I am redeemed, O wonderful love ; 

’Twas love that brought my pardon ; 

By Him who came the sinner to save, 

Who suffered in the garden. 

“ O, it was love, ’twas wonderful love ; 

He who purchased my pardon : 

Praying in sorrow, shedding His blood, 

Jesus alone in the garden.” 


* 

“ Rise, 

let us be going: 
behold, he is at 
hand that 
doth betray Me.” 

* 

CHAPTER XXIII 

THE BETRAYAL AND ARREST IN THE GARDEN 

UT Jesus did not remain alone in Gethsemane very 
long, for soon Judas, the traitor disciple, comes lead¬ 
ing a mob-multitude armed with swords and staves, 
from the chief priests, scribes and elders. 

Though Peter, James and John were in the gar¬ 
den, Jesus was really alone, as they were sleeping too soundly 
to know' w'hat was going on. 

How very truly was the prophetic utterance of Isaiah ful¬ 
filled, “I have trodden the winepress alone; and of the people 
there was none with me.” 

As He had finished praying and gained the victory, He went 
to the sleeping disciples and said : 

“Behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of man is 
betrayed into the hands of sinners. 

“Rise, let us be going: behold, he is at hand that doth 
betray Me.” 

What a scene is here presented ! Jesus with the disciples 
passes over the brook Kidron into the Garden of Gethsemane 
at the foot of the Mount of Olives. An outer guard of eight 
disciples is left here, while Jesus with Peter, James and John go 









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on still farther, and Jesus a little way from them. But Judas 
“ knew the place : for Jesus ofttimes resorted thither with His 
disciples. 

“Judas then, having received a band of men and officers 
from the chief priests and Pharisees, cometh thither with 
lanterns and torches and weapons. 

“ Jesus therefore, knowing all things that should come upon 
Him, went forth, and said unto them, Whom seek ye? 

“ They answered Him, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus saith unto 
them, I am He. And Judas also, which betrayed Him, stood 
with them. 

“As soon then as He had said unto them, I am He, they 
went backward, and fell to the ground. 

“Then asked He them again, Whom seek ye? And they 
said, Jesus of Nazareth. 

“Jesus answered, I have told you that I am He: if therefore 
ye seek Me, let these go their way.” 

Judas went before them, and drew near unto Jesus to kiss 
Him, for he had 
arranged with 
the rulers this 
token: “Whom¬ 
soever I shall 
kiss, that same 
is He; take 
Him, and lead 
Him away.” 

Peter said, 

“Lord, shall we 
smite with the 
sword?” He 
drew a sword at tjUDASl CHRIST TAKEN CAPT,VE 

once and cut off the right ear of Malchus the servant of the 
high priest. 




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Jesus said, “ Peter, put up thy sword,” and then stretching 
forth His hand touched the ear of the man and healed him at 
once. 

“Thus the last act of those hands before they were bound 
was a work of mercy, and of peace, in healing the only wound 
ever inflicted for His sake.” 

It showed that Jesus was no rebel against the Roman power, 
and revealed His own true character. 

It was past midnight when Jesus, bound by the soldiers, is 
led to the palace of Annas the high priest. He was a man 
seventy years of age, the high priest according to Jewish law 
and usage. Five of his sons succeeded him in office; the 
reigning high priest at this time being Caiaphas, his son-in-law, 
appointed by Roman authority. 

While the disciples fled when Jesus was arrested, Peter fol¬ 
lowing afar off comes at length to the palace of the high priest. 
He sat down with a company who had gathered around a fire 
which was in the midst of 
the hall. A young woman 
coming along, looked at 
Peter and remarked: 

“This man was also with 
Him.” 

Peter denied Him, say¬ 
ing, “I know Him not.” 

Another said to Peter, 

“Thou also wast with Jesus 
of Galilee.” 

Peter denied a second 
time, saying, “ I do not know 
the Man.” 

A little after this those 
standing by said again to 

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“ Surely thou art one of them ; for thou art a Galilean.” 

With an oath, Peter replied, “I know not this Man of whom 
you speak.” 

Jesus heard what Peter had said, and He turned and looked 
upon him. 

“Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how He had said 
unto him, Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny Me 
thrice. And Peter went out, and wept bitterly.” 

Jesus is now brought before the Sanhedrim the highest 
council of the Jews, a legislative and executive body, and they 
condemn Him to death. 

But it was not lawful for them to put any one to death, 
especially as this trial was held in the night, and one to be con¬ 
demned to death must have a trial in the daytime. 

This council held their first meeting between three and five 
o’clock in the morning, and then a second meeting at about 
seven A. M. At this second meeting, after sunrise, they pass 
sentence upon Jesus, and send Him over to Pilate the Roman 
ruler, for him to confirm their decision and execute the same. 

During the two hours between the first and second meetings 
of the council, Jesus is subjected to abusive treatment by the 
Jewish officials, their servants and by the soldiers. No less 
than five kinds of beating are mentioned. 

Pilate examined Jesus concerning the charges made, and 
said, “I find no fault in Him.” Then learning that Jesus came 
from Galilee, he sent Him over to king Herod who was at 
Jerusalem at this time. 

Herod asked Jesus several questions, but He made no 
answer. 

Herod then sends Jesus back to Pilate, who holds a second 
trial. Then he said to the rulers and to the people: 

“Ye have brought this Man unto me, as one that perverteth 
the people; and, behold, I, having examined Him before you, 
have found no fault in this Man touching those things whereof 


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ye accuse Him: no, nor yet Herod: for I sent you to him; 
and lc, nothing worthy of death is done unto Him. 

“ I will therefore chastise Him, and release Him. 

“ (For of necessity he must release one unto them at the 
feast.) 

“ And they cried out all at once, saying, Away with this 
Man, and release unto us Barabbas: 

“ (Who for a certain sedition made in the city, and for 
murder, was cast into prison.) 

“ Barabbas was plainly a ringleader in one of those fierce 
and fanatic outbreaks against the Roman domination which 
fast succeeded one another in the later days of the Jewish 
commonwealth. This would naturally make him a favorite.” 

“ Pilate therefore, willing to release Jesus, spake again to 
them. 

“ But they cried, saying, Crucify Him, crucify Him. 

“ And he said unto them the third time, Why, what evil 
hath He done? I have found no cause of death in Him: I will 
therefore chastise Him, and let Him go. 

“Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged Him. 
And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on His 
head, and they put on Him a purple robe, and said, Hail, King 
of the Jews.” 

This scourging was often very severe ; three kinds of scourges 
being used. The first was of rawhide with bits of lead or iron 
in the lashes; the second was of twisted blades or wires of 
steel, and the third of thorns. 

Many died beneath the infliction of this scourging; and 
tradition has it, that Jesus, weak from the scourging and night 
of suffering in the garden, faints beneath the load of His 
cross, and so Simon, the Cyrenian, bears it for Him. 

The scourging was perhaps done to touch the hearts of the 
people, so that this cruel punishment might suffice instead of 
crucifixion, as Pilate had suggested at an earlier trial. 


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Having examined Him by scourging, 

“Pilate therefore went forth again, and saith unto them, 
Behold, I bring Him forth 
to you, that ye may know 
that I find no fault in Him. 

“Then came Jesus 
forth, wearing the crown 
of thorns, and the purple 
robe. And Pilate saith 
unto them, Behold the 
Man ! 

“ When the chief priests 
therefore and officers saw 
Him, they cried out, say¬ 
ing, Crucify Him, crucify 
Him. Pilate saith unto 
them, Take ye Him, and 
crucify Him : for I find no 
fault in Him. behold the man 

“The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by our 
law He ought to die, because He made Himself the Son of 
God. 


“When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he was the more 
afraid ; 

“And went again into the judgment hall, and saith unto 
Jesus, Whence art Thou? But Jesus gave him no answer. 

“Then saith Pilate unto Him, Speakest Thou not unto me? 
knowest Thou not that I have power to crucify Thee, and have 
power to release Thee? 

“Jesus answered, Thou couldest have no power at all against 
Me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he that 
delivered Me unto thee hath the greater sin. 

“And from thenceforth Pilate sought to release Him: but 
the Jews cried out, saying, If thou let this Man go, thou art not 



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Caesar’s friend: whosoever maketh himself a king speaketh 
against Caesar. 

“When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he brought Je¬ 
sus forth, and sat down in the judgment seat in a place that is 
called the Pavement, but in the Hebrew, Gabbatha. 

“And it was the preparation of the passover, and about the 
sixth hour: and he saith unto the Jews, Behold your King! 

“But they cried out, Away with Him, away with Him, cru¬ 
cify Him. Pilate saith unto them, Shall I crucify your King? 
The chief priests answered, We have no king but Caesar.” 

What a strange choice these people made ! Choosing Bar- 
abbas a robber, instead of Jesus the Christ, the Son of God, 
and they have been robbed of many wonderful blessings ever 
since. 

Let us not rob ourselves of Heaven’s richest blessings by 
rejecting Jesus as our Saviour. 



* 

‘ * I lay down My 
life, that I might 
take it again. 

No man taketh it 
from Me, but I 
lay it down of 
Myself.” 


CHAPTER XXIV 


CHRIST ON THE CROSS OF CALVARY 



'OWN the steps of Pilate’s judgment hall, Jesus 
comes a willing sacrifice, to die for you and me. 
No soldiers attend Him now. His hands are 
/ ^fr ) not bound. He comes a willing offering to the 
Cross of Calvary. 

How beautifully this illustrates the Scripture declaration 

where Jesus said, “ I lay down My 
life of Myself.” 

Bearing His own cross He 
goes forth outside the city to the 
hill of Calvary, “where they 
crucified Him between two 
thieves, the one on either side, 
and Jesus in the midst.” 

It was now nine o’clock on 
Thursday morning, April 6, A. D. 
30 . 

What a night, even for the 
Son of God, that last night of His 
public life and ministry had been ! 


CHRIST BEARING HIS CROSS 








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Betrayed by one of His disciples ; denied by another; the others 
fleeing for their lives; arrested in the garden; tried before 
Annas the high priest; twice before the Sanhedrim; to Pilate, 
then to Herod and back to Pilate again; scourged, mocked, 
crowned with thorns, abused and evil entreated; yet not a 
murmur escaped His lips, and now bearing His own cross to 
Calvary’s rugged summit. 

“ Come, O my soul, to Calvary, 

Calvary, Calvary, 

And see the Man who died for thee 
Upon the accursed tree. 

“ How can I forget Thee? 

How can I forget my Lord ? 

How can I forget Thee ? 

Dear Lord, remember Me.” 

One writer describes the place 
of the crucifixion as follows: 

“ Golgotha, Aramaic, as Calvary 
is the Latin, for the place of a skull, 
from its resemblance to a skull, especially in the afternoon 
shadows as seen from Olivet. 

u Two hundred yards outside the Damascus gate of Jerusa¬ 
lem there is an isolated white limestone knoll, in contour like 
the crown of the head and about sixty feet high. It contains 
in its perpendicular face the most remarkable resemblance to a 
skull. The two eyeless sockets, the overhanging forehead, the 
lines of the nose, the mouth, and chin will be plainly seen. It 
was customary to bury those crucified at the foot of the cross, 
and on the summit of Calvary is a pit filled with the bones of 
criminals, and heaped over with scones. In springtime Calvary 
is carpeted with scarlet anemones and the Calvary flower, 
which appear, in the distance, like drops of blood covering the 
white limestone.” 



CRUCIFIXION 



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Jesus was upon the cross for six hours. Crucified at nine 
o’clock on Thursday morning, darkness covering the land from 
twelve o’clock until three P. M., when He died. 

Jesus spoke seven times while upon the cross. The first 
word was spoken perhaps when the cross was placed upright in 
the ground, after He had been nailed upon it. 

How tender and loving the words which He uttered: 

“Father, forgive them; for they know not what they 
do.” 

The passing, surging crowd jeered and reviled Him, the 
two thieves joining in the derision. 

Pilate had placed a white tablet upon the cross, on which 
he had written, “This is Jesus of Nazareth the King of the 
Jews.” It was written in three languages: Greek, the language 
of literature and culture, read in all cultured circles in the world ; 
Latin, the language of law and power, for the Roman soldiers; 
Hebrew, the language of the Jews, and thus of religion. A 
prophecy, perhaps, that the language of the cross itself should 
be heard everywhere, and include all the others — a language 
of culture, of power, and of religion. Christianity is for the 
whole world. 

About noon, one of the robbers, perhaps having read the 
title upon the cross, or possibly as the darkness came over the 
land ; turning to Jesus, said : 

“ Lord, remember me when Thou comest into Thy 
kingdom.” 

How blessed that Jesus in His last dying moments could 
save this poor, penitent man. Turning to him with a look of 
pity and compassion, He said : 

“Verily I say unto thee to-day, shalt thou be with Me in 
paradise.” 

And when paradise is restored, and Jesus shall come into 
His kingdom, this one, with all others redeemed by the precious 
blood of Jesus, shall be remembered and gathered. 


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Jesus saw His mother near the cross, and as she was a 
widow, Joseph having died some twenty years before, and He 
being her firstborn Son, it 
was His place to provide 
her a home. Turning to 
her, Jesus said: 

“Woman, behold thy 
son.” Looking upon John 
the beloved disciple, He 
said: 

“Behold thy mother.’’ 

After Jesus died John took 
her to his own home caring 
for her as his own mother. 

Mary lived about thirty 
years after Christ was 
crucified. 

Again Jesus spoke from 

. . . THE DISCIPLE JOHN TAKING MARY THE MOTHER 

the cross, this time crying of jesus to his own home 

with a loud voice, showing strength as well as intense suffering: 

“My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken Me?” 

One writer says, “ The meaning here is not to leave alone , 
but to leave helpless , denoting not the withdrawal of God Him¬ 
self, but of His help.” 

Jesus must alone “ bear our sins in His own body on the 
tree.” “ He tasted death for every man.” Yes, “On Him was 
laid the iniquity of us all.” 

The fifth time that Jesus speaks, He utters but two words. 
What a world of meaning in them ! 

“ I thirst,” He said. 

As He said this, some one “filled a sponge with vinegar — 
a cheap acid wine mingled with water — and put it to His 
mouth.” 

“Jesus refused the drugged draught before His crucifixion 






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began, that His mind might be kept clear ; and now He accepts 
the refreshing draught for the same purpose.” 

“It is finished,” said the Christ, as again He spoke. And 
this, as one has said, is perhaps “ the greatest word ever uttered. 
It is at once, The Worker’s cry of Achievement, and the 
Sufferer’s cry of Relief.” 

Seven is in Scripture, a complete number, and the seventh 
time that Jesus speaks from 
Calvary, He says, and He 
cried it out with a loud 
voice—the voice of a victor 
in triumph: 

“Father, into Thy 
hands I commend My 
Spirit,” and having said 
this, “He bowed His 

HEAD AND DIED.” 

Yes, Jesus died, and at 
the right time. The cru¬ 
cifixion began at the third 
hour, nine o’clock in the 
morning, the hour of 
the morning sacrifice, and 
He died atthree in the after¬ 
noon, the time of offering the evening sacrifice. And this was 
very fitting, since the daily sacrifice, both morning and even¬ 
ing, was a type of the sacrifice of the Lamb of God for the sins 
of the world. It took both the morning and evening sacrifices 
to make their offering complete in those days of altar service; 
and so Christ our “Passover, sacrificed for us,” fulfills both of 
these types, and is thus a complete sacrifice for us all, and for 
all sin. 

The atonement on the cross was a voluntary sacrifice. 
God did not punish an innocent person, in order to save 





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sinners from the punishment due for their sins. Christ offered 
Himself, of His own choice, because of His love for man. 

“ By faith the Lamb of God I see, 

Expiring on the cross for me ; 

He paid the mighty debt I owe : 

He died because He loved me so.” 

You will remember that Jesus came to the Jewish nation on 
the tenth day of the month, in His triumphal entry into Jerusa¬ 
lem, the same day that the Passover Lamb was selected; and 
now on the fourteenth day of the month in the very hour — 
3 P. M. — that the Passover Lamb is being slain inside the city, 
Jesus our Passover Lamb dies outside the city wall on the hill 
of Calvary. 

Jesus was the Lord of Nature, and she obeyed His voice. 
When He died, she veiled her face in thick darkness, and as 
the earth shook in convulsions, and the rocks were rent asun¬ 
der, the centurion, whose business it was to see that the 
sentence was executed, with uplifted hand as in the picture, 
cried out: “Truly this Man was the Son of God!” 

“Jesus died on Calvary’s mountain, 

Long time ago ; 

And salvation’s healing fountain 
Doth freely flow.” 


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CHAPTER XXV 


the burial and RESURRECTION OF JESUS 

-‘^EARNING that Jesus was dead, Joseph, a rich man 

^ of Arimathea, goes to Pilate and asks to have the 
^jl Saviour for burial. 

“ One Joseph takes care of His infancy, another 
Joseph provides for His burial.” 

In this sacred service Joseph is joined by another member of 
the Sanhedrim, Nicodemus, who in Christ’s early ministry came 
to Him by night. Neither of these “consented to His death.” 

They bring abundant spices, and after the manner of the 
Jews, prepare Jesus for burial. He was placed in the new 
tomb of Joseph, and a great stone rolled up to its door. 

That Jesus really died, there can be no possible doubt, for 
we read : 

“ And now when the even was come, because it was the 
preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath, 

“Joseph of Arimathea, an honorable counsellor, which also 
waited for the kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly unto 
Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus. 

“And Pilate marvelled if He were already dead: and call¬ 
ing unto him the centurion, he asked him Whether He had 
been any while dead. “ And when he knew it of the centurion, 
he gave the body to Joseph.” 

We also learn that while Jesus did die, that the thieves did not 
die the day on which they were crucified, for they usually lived 



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from three to nine days ; but Jesus died in six hours, something 
never known before, hence Pilate marvelled. We read again: 

“The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that 
the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath 
day (for that sabbath day was a high day), besought Pilate that 
their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away. 

“ Then came the soldiers, and brake the legs of the first, 
and of the other which was crucified with Him. 

“But when they came to Jesus, and saw that He was dead 
already, they brake not His legs: 

“But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced His side, and 
forthwith came there out blood and water. 

“ And he that saw it bare record, and his record is true ; and 
he knoweth that he saith true, that ye might believe. 

“For these things were done, that the Scripture should be 
fulfilled, A bone of Him shall not be broken. 

“ And again another Scripture saith, They shall look on 
Him whom they pierced. 

“And after this Joseph of Arimathea, being a disciple of 
Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, besought Pilate that he 
might take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate gave him leave. 
He came therefore, and took the body of Jesus.” 

The enemies of Jesus not only knew of His death, but of 
His burial. They came to Pilate and said: 

“ Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while He was 
yet alive, After three days I will rise again. 

“Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until 
the third day, lest His disciples come by night, and steal Him 
away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead: so 
the last error shall be worse than the first. 

“Pilate said unto them, Ye have a watch: go your way, 
make it as sure as ye can. 

“So they went, and make the sepulchre sure, sealing the 
stone, and setting a watch.” 


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If we linger at the tomb during all of the first day we shall find 
it closed and sealed. During the second day all is still silent. 
But on the third morning as the Marys came to the sepulchre 
to anoint the Saviour with their spices, asking, “Who shall 
roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulchre?” they 
looked and found that it was rolled away; for a mighty angel 
had come down from heaven, and having rolled back the stone, 
he sat upon it, and to the wondering women said : 

“Fear not ye; for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was 
crucified. Why seek ye the living among the dead? He is 
not here: He is risen, as He said. Come, see the place where 
the Lord lay ! ” 

They did not seem to grasp the thought that Jesus was really 
risen from the dead, for coming to Peter and John, the women 
said, “They have taken away the Lord out of the sepulchre.” 

Peter and John ran quickly toward the tomb, John arriving 
first, and he stooping down looked in and saw the linen clothes 
in which Jesus had been buried. Peter went into the sepulchre 
and saw the grave clothes, and also the napkin which was about 
His head. John then followed, and he saw and believed. Both 
men then returned home. 

The resurrection of Christ is the best attested fact in history. 

“ A singular and significant testimony to the truth of His 
resurrection is afforded by the change in the Sabbath day. It 
was changed, not by any express command in the New Testa¬ 
ment, but by the almost universal consent of the church, which 
could not endure to observe as a day of joy and gladness that 
on which Christ lay in the tomb—with the law which He had 
nailed to His cross dead as well — nor forbear to mark or cele¬ 
brate as a weekly festival that on which He arose, which was 
‘very early in the morning on the first day of the week.'” 

The very existence of the Christian church is a proof of 
His resurrection. 

Well may we sing: 


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“It was fitting that the resurrection should occur at the 
dawning of the day. It was the dawning of the world’s day of 
redemption.” 

Mary still lingered at the tomb, 
weeping, because her Lord was 
not there. Looking into the sep¬ 
ulchre she saw two angels, who 
said to her, “Woman, why weep- 
est thou ? ” 

“Because,” answered Mary, 

“they have taken away my Lord, 
and I do not know where they 
have laid Him.” Turning around, 
she saw some one whom she 
thought was the gardener, but it 
was Jesus that she saw, only she 
did not know Him. He said to her: “ Woman, why weepest 
thou? Whom seekest thou?” 

“Sir,” answered the weeping woman, “if thou have borne 
Him hence, tell me where thou hast laid Him, and I will take 

Him away.” 

Jesus said to her, “Mary.” 
She knew the familiar voice, 
and recognized her Lord at once. 
Shesaid to Him,“Rabboni,’’which 
means Master, and fell at His feet 
in gladness and was about to em¬ 
brace and worship Him, when He 
said: 

“Touch Me not; for I am not 
yet ascended to My Father: but 
go to My brethren, and say unto 
them, I ascend unto My Father, 
and your Father; and to My 



“ MARY ” — “ RABBONI ” 



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God, and your God. Mary Magdalene came and told the dis¬ 
ciples that she had seen the Lord, and that He had spoken 
these things unto her.” 

“ Mary to the Saviour’s tomb 
Hastened at the early dawn ; 

Spice she brought, and sweet perfume ; 

But the Lord she loved had gone. 

“ For a while she lingering stood, 

Filled with sorrow and surprise ; 

Trembling, while a crystal flood 
Issued from her weeping eyes. 

“ But her sorrows quickly fled 

When she heard His welcome voice ; 

Christ had risen from the dead ; 

Now He bids her heart rejoice. 

“ What a change His word can make, 

Turning darkness into day ! 

Ye who weep for Jesus’ sake, 

He will wipe your tears away.” 



CHAPTER XXVI 

JESUS ALIVE FROM THE DEAD 

ES, Jesus is alive from the dead. How splendidly 
the picture opposite illustrates this fact and also 
the declaration which Jesus shouted back from the 
heights of glorv after His ascension, when He 
said : 

“I am He that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am 
alive for evermore.” 

Toward night on the day in which He arose from the 
dead, going on the road to the 
village of Emmaus, Jesus joins 
two men who were talking with 
each other by the way. They 
were so sad that He said : 

“What manner of communi¬ 
cations are these that ye have 
one to another, as ye walk, and 
are sad ? 

“ And the one of them, whose 
name was Cleopas, answering 
said unto Him, Art thou only a 
stranger in Jerusalem, and hast 
not known the things which are 

come to pass there in these days? And He said unto them, 
What things? And they said unto Him, Concerning Jesus of 



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Nazareth, which was a prophet mighty in deed and word before 
God and all the people: 

“And how the chief priests and our rulers delivered Him 
to be condemned to death, and have crucified Him. 

“ But we trusted that it had been He which should have 
redeemed Israel: and beside all this, to-day is the third day 
since these things were done. 

“Yea, and certain women also of our company made us 
astonished, which were early at the sepulchre; 

“ And when they found not His body, they came, saying, 
that they had also seen a vision of angels, which said that He 
was alive. 

“And certain of them which were with us went to the 
sepulchre, and found it even so as the women had said: but 
Him they saw not. 

“Then He said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to 
believe all that the prophets have spoken : 

“ Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to 
enter into His glory? 

“ And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, He expounded 
unto them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself. 

“And they drew nigh unto the village, whither they went: 
and He made as though He would have gone further. 

“But they constrained Him, saying, Abide with us; for it 
is toward evening, and the day is far spent. And He went in 
to tarry with them. 

“And it came to pass, as He sat at meat with them, He 
took bread, and blessed it, and brake, and gave to them. 

“And their eyes were opened, and they knew Him; and 
He vanished out of their sight. 

“ And they said one to another, Did not our heart burn 
within us, while He talked with us by the way, and while He 
opened to us the Scriptures? 

“ And they rose up the same hour, and returned to Jerusalem, 


162 JESUS OUR FRIEND 

and found the eleven gathered together, and them that were 
with them, 

“Saying, the Lord is risen indeed, and hath appeared to 
Simon. 

“ And they told what things were done in the way, and how 
He was known of them in breaking of bread. 

“ And as they thus spake, Jesus Himself stood in the midst 
of them, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you. 

“But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that 
they had seen a spirit. 

“ And He said unto them, Why are ye troubled ? and why do 
thoughts arise in your hearts? 

“Behold My hands and My feet that it is I Myself: handle 
Me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones as ye see 
Me have. 

“And when He had thus spoken, He shewed them His 
hands and His feet. 

“And while they yet believed not for j'oy, and wondered, 
He said unto them, Have ye here any meat? 

“ And they gave Him a piece of a broiled fish, and of a 
honeycomb. 

“And He took it, and did eat before them. 

“And He said unto them, These are the words which I 
spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must 
be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the 
prophets, and in the psalms, concerning Me. 

“ Then opened He their understanding, that they might 
understand the Scriptures, 

“And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it be¬ 
hooved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day: 

“And that repentance and remission of sins should be 
preached in His name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.” 

There were only ten of the disciples present at this first 
visit of Jesus to His disciples on the evening of the day on 


JESUS OUR FRIEND 163 

which He arose from the dead. Thomas, the doubting disciple, 
as he is sometimes called, was not present. 

Judas, the traitor disciple, after the arrest in the garden, 
followed Him through the trial closely enough to find out the 
result of his folly and wickedness in selling and then betraying 
his Lord, and, 

“When he saw that He was condemned, repented himself, 
and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests 
and elders, 

“ Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent 
blood. And they said, What is that to us? see thou to that. 

“And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and 
departed, and went and hanged himself.” 

On the second Sunday evening after His resurrection, Jesus 
met again with the disciples. Thomas being present at this 
time. The others had said to him that they had seen the Lord. 
But Thomas had said : 

“Except I shall see in His hands the print of the nails, and 
put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand 
into His side, I will not believe.” 

Jesus knowing this said to Thomas, 

“ Reach hither thy finger, and behold My hands; and reach 
hither thy hand, and thrust it into My side, and be not faithless, 
but believing. 

“ And Thomas answered and said unto Him, My Lord and 
My God. 

“Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen Me, 
thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and 
yet have believed.” 

“ I shall know Him, I shall know Him, 

And redeemed by His side I shall stand ; 

I shall know Him, I shall know Him 
By the print of the nails in His hand.” 


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Jesus remained in the world for forty days after His resur¬ 
rection, during which time we have a record of eleven different 
appearances, or visits to His disciples; and that He was seen 
by at least 520 witnesses who could testify, “We have seen 
Him since He rose from the dead.” 

He first appeared to Mary Magdalene, early Sunday morn¬ 
ing, after He had “burst death’s bars asunder;” and it was 
near the sepulchre. 

2. That same morning, He appeared to the women return¬ 
ing from the tomb, meeting them near the city. 

3. To Simon Peter alone — near Jerusalem. 

4. Walked with the two, on the way to Emmaus. 

5. Came into the room where the ten disciples were gath¬ 
ered, listening to the story of the two who had seen Him — at 
Jerusalem. 

6. A week later, the second visit to the disciples when 
Thomas was present—at Jerusalem. 

7. To seven disciples who had been fishing. 

8. To eleven disciples on a mountain in Galilee. 

9. To above five hundred brethren — in Galilee. 

10. To James only — at Jerusalem. 

11. Thursday, May 18th, on Mount Olivet, near His be¬ 
loved Bethany, to the eleven, at His ascension. 

For forty days He had, “by many infallible proofs, shewed 
Himself alive after His passion, being seen of them, and speak¬ 
ing of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God.” 

Now He was to leave them to carry on the work which He 
had so grandly begun, and go to the Father. He had told 
them of this before, and had said: 

“ I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you. 

“Yet a little while, and the world seeth Me no more; but 
ye see Me: because I live, ye shall live also. 

“ And I will pray the Father, and He shall give you another 
Comforter, that He may abide with you for ever; 


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165 


“ Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, 
because it seeth Him not, neither knoweth Him: but ye know 
Him; for He dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. 

“ Now I go my way to Him that sent Me; but because I 
have said these things unto you, sorrow hath filled your heart. 

“Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you 
that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not 
come unto you ; but if I depart, I will send Him unto you. 

“I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot 
bear them now. 

“ Howbeit when He, the Spirit of truth, is come, He will 
guide you into all truth: for He shall not speak of Himself; 
but whatsoever He shall hear, that shall He speak: and He will 
shew you things to come.” 

Having said this to the disciples before His death, now that 
He is alive and about to leave them He reminds them of His 
promise. 

He walked, as He had done so many times before, up the 
slopes of the Mount of Olives, and when near to Bethany said 
to them 

“ Do not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise 
of the Father, which, saith He, ye have heard of Me. 

“For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be 
baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence. 

“When they therefore were come together, they asked of 
Him, saying, Lord, wilt Thou at this time restore again the 
kingdom to Israel? 

“And He said unto them, It is not for you to know the 
times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in His own 
power. 

“But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is 
come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto Me both in 
Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the 
uttermost part of the earth. 


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166 


“ And when He had spoken these things, while they be¬ 
held, He was taken up; and a cloud received Him out of their 
sight. 

“And while they looked 
steadfastly toward heaven as 
He went up, behold, two 
men stood by them in white 
apparel; 

“ Which also said, Ye 
men of Galilee, why stand 
ye gazing up into heaven? 
this same Jesus, which is 
taken up from you into 
heaven, shall so come in 
like manner as ye have seen 
Him go into heaven.” 

In Luke the ascension is 
spoken of as follows: 

“And He led them out 
as far as to Bethany, and He lifted up His hands, and blessed 
them. 

“ And it came to pass, while He blessed them, He was 
parted from them, and carried up into heaven.” 

Jesus has gone away from earth now. “Gone up on high.” 
Gone “ into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God 
for us.” 

He is there as our Advocate, Intercessor and High Priest, 
in fulfillment of the type under the law. 

“ Lift your glad voices, He conquered the grave, 

Jesus, Immanuel, Almighty to save ; 

Shout to the tyrant, ‘ Thy chains are all broken 
Sing, for the voice of Jehovah hath spoken. 

Open the portal, 

Ransomed immortal; 

Life shall endure with Eternity’s wave. 









JESUS OUR FRIEND 


16; 


“ Lift your glad voices, ye nations, and sing ; 

Let the high anthem re-echo and ring, 

Sing, for the bright One that slept in the manger 
Comes ; and the earth that once pillowed the stranger, 
In rich adorning, 

Hails the glad morning, 

Blossoms to Eden, and welcomes her King. 



THE STRANGER RETURNING FROM A STRANGE LAND 

“ Lift your glad voices, He cometh again ; 

Sound out the tidings o’er earth and o’er main! 
Sing, for the dark days of evil are ending ; 

Shout, to the Bridegroom with angels descending, 
Bride of Jehovah, 

Welcome thy Lover! 

Sing, for He cometh, He cometh to reign.” 





CHAPTER XXVII 


JESUS COMING TO OUR WORLD AGAIN 

5ONE away from earth now, but not always to re¬ 
main away. He left a promise of His return some 
day to the world which He had come to save. 
He is to return and complete His grand work of 
redemption, and take His people unto Himself. 

I love to sing the old song of early days: 



“ ’Tis the very same Jesus, 

’Tis the very same Jesus, 

’Tis the very same Jesus, 

The Jews crucified. 

Chorus. 

“ But He rose, He rose, He rose, 
And went to heaven in a cloud. 

||: “ One Joseph begged His body, :|| 
And laid it in the tomb. — Cho. 


||: “ The grave it could not hold Him, :|| 
For He was the Son of God. — Cho. 


||: “ Go preach to every nation, :|| 
And tell to dying men, 

“That He rose, He rose, He rose, 
And went to heaven in a cloud. 


IF I GO AND PREPARE A PLACE FOR YOU, I WILL COME AGAIN.” 



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||: “ But oh ! He said He’d come again, :|| 

And take His people home. 

“ Then we’ll rise, we’ll rise, we’ll rise 
And go to meet Him in a cloud.” 

Three hundred and fifty times the Old Testament prophets 
spoke of the coming of Jesus to our world as the promised 
Seed, Messiah and Redeemer; and these three hundred and 
fifty prophecies were fulfilled when He came in the long ago, 
to Bethlehem, Nazareth and Calvary. 

Three hundred and eighteen times,—one verse in every 
twenty-five, — in our New Testament speak of His coming the 
second time; and these three hundred and eighteen New Tes¬ 
tament prophecies and promises of His return will be as wonder¬ 
fully and literally fulfilled as were the three hundred and fifty 
so long, long ago. 

Talking to the disciples one day, Jesus said : 

“ Let not your heart be troubled : ye believe in God, believe 
also in Me. 

“ In My Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not 
so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. 

“ And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and 
receive you unto Myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.” 

You will notice that He said, “If I go, I will come again.” 
There is an “if,” but it is on the going away. The coming 
again is a positive statement. “/ will come again ” 

Did Jesus go away? 

Yes, for we not only have the Scripture declaration, but we 
have the fact demonstrated beyond the shadow of a doubt. 

Listen to the Scripture testimony: 

“So then, after the Lord had spoken unto them, He was 
received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.” 

“ And He led them out as far as to Bethany, and He lifted 
up His hands, and blessed them. 


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“ And it came to pass, while He blessed them, He was 
parted from them, and carried up into heaven.” 

“ And when He had spoken these things, while they beheld, 
He was taken up; and a cloud received Him out of their sight. 

“ And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as He 
went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel.” 

“ Wherefore He saith, When He ascended up on high, He 
led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.” 

“ Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may 
be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from 
the presence of the Lord; 

“ And He shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached 
unto you : 

“Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitu¬ 
tion of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all 
His holy prophets since the world began.” 

“Seeing then that we have a great High Priest, that is passed 
into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our 
profession. 

“ For we have not a High Priest which cannot be touched 
with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted 
like as we are, yet without sin. 

“ Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, 
that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of 
need.” 

“ For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with 
hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, 
now to appear in the presence of God for us.” 

Thus we see the truth and fact of the ascension of Christ, 
that He “went up” on high, “into heaven itself;” “into the 
presence of God; ” that He sat down “ on the right hand of 
God.” 

Let us see how the Scriptures demonstrate the fact. 

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to Jerusalem, and tarried with one accord in prayer, waiting 
for the promise of the sending of the Comforter; for the day 
of Pentecost. 

“ And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were 
all with one accord in one place. 

“ And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a 
rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were 
sitting. 

“ And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of 
fire, and it sat upon each of them. 

“ And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began 
to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.” 

The disciples, filled with the Spirit, preached the gospel in 
seventeen languages that day, so that people from all around 
heard the good news in their own native tongue and language. 
Because people marvelled at this Peter stood up and said, “this 
is that which was spoken by the prophet,” and then spoke of 
God’s promise to pour out His Spirit in the last days. Con¬ 
tinuing he said: 

“Ye men of Israel, hear these words, Jesus of Nazareth, a 
man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and 
signs, which God did by Him in the midst of you, as ye 
yourselves also know: 

“ Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and fore¬ 
knowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have 
crucified and slain: 

“Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of 
death: because it was not possible that He should be holden 
of it. 

“ This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses. 

“ Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and 
having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, 
He hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear.” 

Thus we see that because Jesus before His death promised 


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to send the Holy Spirit, and then after His death, burial, resur¬ 
rection and ascension to the Father’s right hand, fulfilled that 
promise, and poured out the Spirit in such a wonderful manner 
upon His disciples to qualify them for work in His service; 
demonstrates the fact that He was there to send the Spirit, 

Yes, Jesus went to the Father, but He will return. 

“I will come again,” He said. 

As He “went up” that day from Mount Olivet, the angel 
visitors said to the wondering disciples: 

“Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? 
this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall 
so come in like manner as ye have seen Him go into heaven.” 

Let us read a few of the many promises of His coming 
again: 

“ For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that 
we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord 
shall not prevent them which are asleep. 

“For the Lord Himself shall descend from heaven with a 
shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of 
God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: 

“Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up 
together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: 
and so shall we ever be with the Lord.” 

“Ye turned to God from idols, to serve the living and true 
God; 

“ And to wait for His Son from heaven, whom He raised 
from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath 
to come.” 

“For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my 
departure is at hand. 

“ I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I 
have kept the faith: 

“ Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteous¬ 
ness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that 


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day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love His 
appearing.” 

“ I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus 
Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at His appearing 
and His kingdom; 

“ Preach the word.” 

“Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and 
unto them that look for Him shall He appear the second time 
without sin unto salvation.” 

“Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing 
of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ.” 

“ For our conversation is in heaven ; from whence also we 
look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ: 

“ Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned 
like unto His glorious body, according to the working whereby 
He is able even to subdue all things unto Himself.” 

“ And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall 
receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.” 

We not only learn from the above that Jesus is coming 
again the second time, but that He is coming personally, literally ; 
visibly; and also as Judge of all. Coming to raise the dead; 
to give rewards; to establish His kingdom. 

God has commanded all men everywhere to repent 

“Because He hath appointed a day, in the which He will 
judge the world in righteousness by that man whom He hath 
ordained; whereof He hath given assurance unto all men, in 
that He hath raised Him from the dead.” 

“And, behold, I come quickly; and My reward is with Me, 
to give every man according as his work shall be.” 

In that wonderful sermon which Jesus delivered two days 
before His death, He said: 

“When the Son of man shall come in His glory, and all the 
holy angels with Him, then shall He sit upon the throne of His 
glory: 


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“ And before Him shall be gathered all nations: and He 
shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth 
his sheep from the goats: 

“And He shall set the sheep on His right hand, but the 
goats on the left. 

“ Then shall the King say unto them on His right hand, 
Come, ye blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared 
for you from the foundation of the world : 

“ Then shall He say also unto them on the left hand, Depart 
from Me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the 
devil and his angels.” 

While there are the two classes, good and bad, saints and 
sinners, in our world to-day; in His original plan God did not 
make a place of punishment for man. He did prepare a king¬ 
dom and a home, but the place of punishment is for “ the devil 
and his angels.” If we commit sin, and thus make demons of 
ourselves, we must not find any fault with the Judge by-and-by 
if He shall send us to the place prepared for Satan and his 
hosts, and we perish with them. 

Remember that, “ The wages of sin is death; but the gift 
of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” 

We have come a long journey in our little book; from 
Adam and Eve in the beautiful Garden of Eden until now, is 
some six thousand years, and the fulfillment of prophetic 
utterance and Scripture prediction indicate to us, that we 
“are almost home;” that soon our King is coming to take 
unto Himself His great power and reign as “ King of kings, 
and Lord of lords.” 

Are we ready for this grand event? If not, let us make 
haste and receive “JESUS OUR FRIEND,” as our Saviour; 
for “they that were ready went in with Him to the marriage: 
and the door was shut.” 

How truly has the poet said: 


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"He will come, perhaps at morning, 

When to simply live is sweet; 

When the arm is strong, unwearied 
By the noonday toil and heat; 

When the undimmed eye looks tearless 
Up the shining heights of life, 

And the eager soul is panting. 

Yearning for some noble strife. 

“ He will come, perhaps at noontide, 

When the pulse of life throbs high, 
When the fruits of toil are ripening, 

And the harvest time is nigh, 

Then through all the full-orbed splendor 
Of the sun’s meridian blaze, 

There may shine the strange new beauty 
Of the Lord’s transfigured face. 

“Or, it may be in the evening — 

Grave and sombre is the sky, 

Clouds around the sunset gather, 

Far and dark the shadows lie. 

When we long for rest and slumber 
And some tender thoughts of home 
Fill the heart with vague, sad yearning, 
Then, perhaps, the Lord will come. 

“ If He only finds us ready 

In the morning’s happy light, 

In the strong and fiery noontide, 

Or the coming of the night — 

If He only finds us waiting, 

Listening for His sudden call, 

Then His coming when we think not 
Is the sweetest hope of all.” 






JESUS OUR FRIEND. PAGE 205. 

YOURS FOR SAVING THE CHILDREN, 

WARREN N. TENNEY. 

































































































* 

“ Arguments are the 
pillars of the temple 
of truth. 

Illustrations are the 
windows to let in 
the light.” 

* 


CHAPTER XXVIII 
THE BLACKBOARD, AND HOW TO USE IT 


“ From everything our Saviour saw, 
Lessons of wisdom He would draw ; 

The clouds, the color of the sky, 

The gentle breeze that whispers by, 

The fields, all white with waving corn. 
The lilies that the vales adorn, 

The reed that trembles in the wind. 

The tree where none its fruit can find, 
The little birds that fly in air, 

The sheep that needs a shepherd’s care, 
The pearls that deep in ocean lie, 

The gold that charms the miser’s eye — 
All from His lips some truth proclaim, 
Or learn to tell their Maker’s name.” 



'HERE is clearly a rapid growth in the use of object 
lesson among acknowledged leaders in Christian 
work, especially in Sunday Schools, and among 
7^)) the young in their various Societies. 

Object teaching, by pictures, drawings, dia¬ 
grams, or by materials shown, is coming to be more and more the 
method of teaching the gospel, as well as in secular and scientific 
work, and in the Sunday School as well as in the day school. 

You know that the church bells rang last Sunday, calling 
the people to divine worship, for you heard the sound. You 











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smelled the perfume and fragrance of the beautiful flowers that 
you saw on the way to the church. You very much enjoyed 
your dinner, because the food tasted so good. “ A very warm 
day,” you said, because you felt the rays of the bright mid¬ 
summer sun. 

The best Sunday School teacher is the one who puts the 
five senses of her bright-faced boys and girls at work. 

It is said “that the eye takes in eighty times as much as 
any one of the senses, and twenty times as much as the other 
four combined.” 

Let me open to you the gate of practice, that we may enter 
and explore the fields of knowledge and research, that shall be 
helpful to all in gospel work. 



Perhaps a word to the boys and girls, first. What can you 
read on the gate? Who can repeat the entire verse? 

All right, Johnny, try it. 


“ Five things observe with care : 
Of whom you speak, 

To whom you speak, 

And how and when and where ” 












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I have found that while blackboards made of wood, slate 
and hyloplate are all good, the best material upon which to 
draw pictures is the blackboard cloth called Lapilinurn , which 
comes both three and four feet wide and in any length you 
may desire. See advertisement on the last page of this book. 

After you decide the size of the blackboard you want, get 
the cloth, and then make a frame upon which to stretch it very 
tightly. White wood will make the best frame, as it is most 
free from knots and is less liable to warp. Cut your strips an 
inch and a quarter wide and the length desired, cutting the 
corners, so they will match smoothly (see cut below), then 
fasten with screws or screw-headed bolts. 

Make the frame three-fourths of an inch smaller all around 
than the cloth. Spread the cloth on the floor, black side down, 
and fasten it upon the frame by tacking the center of the sides 
and ends first, drawing the cloth very tightly, then tack on all 
around. Fasten one end of the crossbars, using screws or 
screw-headed bolts and then with the stick which is marked 
“ stretcher ” in the cut, which is a little shorter than the cross¬ 
bars, gently stretch the cloth tightly like a drumhead and 
fasten the other end of the crossbars. Notice how to cut the 
end of the crossbars and also place a half-inch block under¬ 
neath, so that as you mark upon the board you will not hit the 
crossbars. This will make a fine smooth surface that will 
show your drawing clearly. The back of your board when 
completed will look like this cut. Study it carefully. 

To clean the 
blackboard wash 
with a sponge and 
clean water, but 
do not erase with 
a hard eraser as 
it makes it glossy 
and smooth. 













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For chalk, the colored Lecturer’s Crayons are the best and 
come half an inch square, three inches long and in twelve 
colors. With such a variety you can make many very pretty 
combinations in letters, sketches and landscape designs. Some 
colors blend and harmonize and if you study them a little as 
you make letters and draw pictures you can make the chalk 
really talk . Try this motto, 


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making the letters with the side of a piece of crayon an 
inch and a half long, using bright blue, shade with bright red 
half an inch wide and edge with yellow. Very pretty you 
say, yes, and blessedly true. 

If you were to place the words of the well-known hymn, 
“ What a Friend we have in Jesus,” upon the board you would 
not want it like this, all in white, 


WHAT 

A. FRIEND WE but 
HAVE rather 

IN JESUS 


WHAT A 

FRIEND 

WE HAVE IN 


JESUS 


and you would make the word “ Friend ” in bright blue, shaded 
with bright red and edged with yellow; the name “ Jesus ” in 
yellow shaded with bright red and edged with yellow; the 
rest, white. We talk about friends being true blue you know. 

Do not think that because you are not an artist that you 
cannot use the blackboard. Boys and girls who will imagine 
that sticks and brooms are horses and dolls are babies, can 
imagine that straight marks are men and women, and much 
should be left to the imagination and thought of the child. 

In one Sunday School the lesson was about Zaccheus and 
the teacher showed the class a picture something like this one 


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of Zaccheus up in a tree. One little girl went home from 
the Sunday School and said to her mother: 

“Jesus told Zaccheus to come 
down out of the tree, but he 
didn’t come down.” 

If that teacher had drawn a 
tree upon the blackboard and 
made a mark up in the tree to 
represent Zaccheus, and under 
the tree on the ground a large 
yellow mark to represent Jesus, 
and a lot of white marks to rep¬ 
resent the people, and then when 
Jesus said to Zaccheus “Come 
down,” erased the mark in the 
tree and made one on the ground 
in front of Jesus, it would have been just what that little girl 
was looking for. 

A little boy who had done something wrong was feeling very 
badly about it. His teacher said to him: 

“ God will forgive you for Jesus’ sake and make your heart 
all clean.” Then, stepping to the blackboard she made a 
crooked heart, in dark pink crayon, bunches on the sides, 
inside the heart made a serpent, a cigar, a bottle, a pipe and 
smoke so that they would spell the word “ sin,” then “wrath ” 
“hate,” and “murder,” (spell the word murder backwards 
and it is “ red rum,” which causes most all of the murders) 
printed “ bad ” over the top, and then asked, “ Who can make 
a bad sinful heart clean ? ” 

“Jesus can,” was the ready answer. 

But how? Wash it in His blood? Then, covering the 
heart all over with bright red, and changing the shape, not 
only covering the heart and all the bad things in it, but the 
words “bad sinful heart” as well, all “under the blood.” 




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But, are the bad things all washed away by the blood, or 
are they simply covered up? With a large wet sponge she 
washed it all off except the outline, and then made a white 
outline outside of that. When the board was dry, (you can 
hurry it by fanning) drew a Bible in the bottom, in white out¬ 
line, edge orange, and cover bright red; rays shining from it, 
yellow. Printed “ Love ” in large yellow letters shaded with 
bright red, edged with yellow. Drew hills in dark green ; sun, 

and rays, yellow; 
dove, white; 
“Jesus” yellow 
shaded with 
bright red edged 
with yellow, and 
every one in the 
class saw the 

JESUS CAN MAKE OUR BAD HEARTS CLEAN leSSOn plainly. 

Here is good practice for one just beginning to use the 
blackboard. Make straight lines, both horizontal and perpen¬ 
dicular. You can make the first one quite easily. Now make 
others of the same length and distance from each other. 




Another thing to observe in drawing is the law of perspec¬ 
tive. This large word simply means, make the drawing so that 





























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it will look as the eye sees it. Look down a railway track on 
a long straight stretch and it will look like this picture. 

Notice how 
much smaller the 
rear cars look, 
and the track 
seems to almost 
come to a point. 

Why is this? 
It is simply a 
law of human 
vision. Your eyes are made that way. At a certain distance 
comes the vanishing point. 

Everything seeks the level of the eye. This is why if you 
look at level land it seems to rise in the distance, looks like 
quite a hill in the road ahead of you and yet when you get 
there it is level. Why is this? A law of human vision, and in 
the drawing this fact must be observed, and is called the law of 

perspective. To 
study the houses 
in this picture 
carefully will help 
you to see this 
point clearly. 

Note carefully 
how each house 
is drawn. 

Hold the book in your left hand and about a foot from 
your eyes and get a side view, and you will see that the picture 
is drawn to make it look natural. The train and railroad is 
from a photograph and shows it as it looks to the eye, while 
the houses are drawn that way to illustrate this law of perspec¬ 
tive which is necessary to correct drawing. A little practise 
will help you on nicely. 






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Did you ever study faces, and the proportion of the owners 
of the same, as you have met them in the Church, the public 
place, upon the street car, the steamboat and railway train ? 


What a difference. What a contrast between them. No 
two faces just alike in every particular, and yet such a resem¬ 
blance that one is reminded of the words of the great Apostle 
to the Gentiles, when he said, God “hath made of one blood 
all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth.” 



Please notice in the design here, the various squares, and the 
part of the face which is drawn in each. Note that the face 
may be divided into three parts, and that it is the same distance 
from the chin to the nose, and from the nose to the upper part 
of the eyes, and then to the hair, while the nose and ear are of 
the same length. Observe also the proportion of the various 
parts of the person in the man behind the squares, and the part 
drawn in each. 

If you divide your blackboard into squares in the same way, 









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for practice, it will help you very much, and in time you will 
be able to draw heads, faces and persons without using the 
lines and squares. 

We usually make blackboard drawings in outline, but here 
is one in solid form. Yes, he is a beauty, and if he could only 
speak, I think he would say: “A drink of water, please.” 



Here are some letters for practice, and usually block letters 
are the best as they are the most quickly made and easily read. 
By careful study of the designs where directions for shading and 
coloring are given, you will be able to draw and shade them all. 

A BIG LETTER 
IS ALL RIGHT them°hat L way 

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRST 
U V W X Y Z & Figures 1234567890 









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Also Caps, Small caps and Lower Case . ? ! 
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz:. 


The interesting part of blackboard work is to see the 
picture grow ! 

Here is a sample Chalk-Talk, just to give you a start in the 
good work. See it grow ! 

When Jesus was here among men, He spoke many para¬ 
bles, and among them He told of a man who sowed some seed, 



Draw the guide- 
board first, white 
outline; ground 
and hills, dark 
green, shade with 
yellow; seed, 
bright red. 


and some of it fell by the wayside. You will 
notice the guideboard by the roadside, and a 
small seed in the road. It will not remain 
there very long as the 
little birds will come 
and pick it up. 

Some of the seed 
which the good farmer 
sowed, fell on the 
stony ground. It 
began to grow 
quickly, but we will 
watch and see. Here 
is a little seed that 



UPON STONY PLACES 

Outline the stone in 
white, shade with brown ; 
blade growing from seed, 
light green. 



AMONG THE THORNS 

Ground, dark green; thorns, 
light green, shaded with white. 

some of it had increased so 


found its way among the thorns. 
But the thorns grew so much 
faster than the little seed, that it 
became choked. The seed is 
the same in all these places, and 
here is another kind of ground 
mentioned,— good ground. In 
this the seed began to grow very 
quickly, and soon there was 
fruit. The farmer found that 
lat he had thirty times as much 





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as he had sown; although he sowed the same amount of seed 
on all the different kinds of ground; some had increased sixty 
times, and some one 
hundred times. This 
was a bountiful crop. 

Here is something 
else. 

What have I made 
now? 



“A Bible,” said 
Mary. 

Yes, God’s Word. 


THE GOOD GROUND 

Ground, dark green, tinged with yellow ; 
trunk of trees, brown ; foliage, light green, 
shaded with yellow. 



THE SEED IS THE WOKI> OF- GOD 


See its rays 
of lightshin- 
ing out! 

What is 
this that I 
have now 
printed un- 


Outline of Bible, white; edge, orange; cover, bright 
red ; rays, yellow ; “God’s Word,” orange ; “Eternal Life,” 
light blue, shaded with bright red, edged with yellow. 


de r the 
Bible ? 

“ Eternal 



Life,” re¬ 
plied John. 

Right! 
and comes 
to all who 
obey the 
word of 
God. 

Well, 

well, what is this coming up early, in the morning, behind the 
guideboard, the rock, and the hills? 

“Oh, the sun ! ” exclaimed Grace. 


WHEN THE SUN WAS UP 

Birds, in white outline ; sun and rays, yellow ; wilted 
stalk, light green, tinged with yellow. 











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Yes, and when the sun came up so brightly, you see the 
plant which came from the seed on the stony ground was very 
soon withered. 

“That was a fine little picture story Jesus told that day, but 
what does it mean?” asked Jennie. 

Harry, you may read what Jesus said about it. He then 
read in his own New Testament which he had in his pocket: 

“Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. 

“The sower soweth the word. 

“And these are they by the wayside, where the word is 
sown; but when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, 
and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts. 

“And these are they likewise which are sown on stony 
ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately 
receive it with gladness; 

“ And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a 
time: afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the 
word’s sake, immediately they are offended. 

“And these are they which are sown among thorns; such 
as hear the word, 

“ And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, 
and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and 
it becometh unfruitful. 

“ And these are they which are sown on good ground ; such 
as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some 
thirty fold, some sixty, and some an hundred.” 

“Oh, I see,” said Albert. “People’s hearts are like the 
different kinds of ground.” 

Yes, that is it. I trust that all of our hearts may be like the 
good ground, and that we may bear “fruit unto eternal life.” 

The sun is a great blessing to us all ; while it may wither 
the grain growing on the “stony ground,” it will ripen the 
grain on the good ground. We love the sunshine. Can we not 
sing our sunshine song? 


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“ There is sunshine in my soul to-day, 

More glorious and bright 
Than glows in my earthly sky, 

For Jesus is my light. 

“ O there’s sunshine, blessed sunshine, 

When the peaceful, happy moments roll; 

When Jesus shows His smiling face 
There’s sunshine in my soul.” 

Here are a few blackboard designs which may be helpful 
in the work, but will surely be good for practice, and in time 
you will be able to make up your own designs. 

One day Jesus told 
of a young man who had 
a pleasant home, but who 
became discontented and 
got his father to give 
him his part of the in¬ 
heritance. You will 
notice in the picture 
here that there are five 
steps in his downward 
career. Discontent, 

Leaving Home, False 
Views of Life, Bad Com¬ 
pany, and then Failure. 

In his condition of 
failure with not enough 
to eat, he came to him¬ 
self and thought of home, 
with “bread enough and 
to spare.” 

He made a resolution, 
and that was a good 
thing to do, and then he did a better thing, Arose and went. 



Draw the houses first, in white outline ; 
paint the window sash red, and put on green 
blinds; chimney, dark red; ground, dark 
green; draw two trees, trunk, brown, 
leaves, light green, shaded with yellow; 
steps and lettering on the downward side, 
dark pink; on the upward side, white; 
both the doves and rays from them, yellow ; 
Bible, outline, white ; edge, orange ; cover, 
red; rays from it, yellow; “He,” “to” 
and “Him,” dark pink; “came” and 
“ self,” white ; sun and rays, orange ; roof 
of the houses, dark pink ; all the rest white, 
edged with bright red. 







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This story of “The 
Young Man: HisFailure 
and Rescue,” is the story 
of many a young man 
to-day. 


Soon the upward steps 
brought him back home, 
to a royal welcome and 
a hearty “Thanksgiving 


Feast.” 


Draw the fence and gate first, outline, 
white; bottles, dark pink; “through,” 
and steps downward, dark red; “Intem¬ 
perance,” bright red ; all the rest white. 


Young man, have you 
passed through the gate¬ 
way of temptation toward 
the downward steps of 
intemperance? And are 


you wandering in the far-off country? Are you trying to live 
upon the husks that the mere pleasures of the world supply? 
Come back to “Our Father’s” house, and receive a royal 
welcome home. 

Many of our boys and girls in the public schools study draw¬ 
ing, and so you will find, my dear Sunday School Superintendent, 
or Teacher, that there are two things to be avoided : 

Do not make the drawing so crude that your pupils will be 
looking at it and saying, “ I could do better than that myself;” 
and do not make the picture so fine that they will be admiring 
it and say, “ What a beautiful picture ! ” and thus lose the 
lesson you wish to teach. 

Aim simply to draw something to illustrate the point or 
points in the lesson which you are teaching. 

The blackboard review on the Sunday School lesson should 
aim to clinch the important truths of the lesson. I always try 
when illustrating the lesson before a school, to find something 
in every lesson for the school that will afford present help, and 
thus bring a blessing to every scholar. 



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Bless the Lord.O my soiii 



Forget not all his Benefits." 




A suggestion for Re¬ 
view Sunday, the text 
given, being the Golden 
Text for the Quarterly 
Review, “Bless the 
Lord, O my soul, and 
forget not all His bene¬ 
fits ;” and the other, 
“ The Lord daily loadeth 
us with His benefits;” 
the design, a baggage 
truck loaded with cases 
labeled for each lesson. 

Another Quarterly 
Review suggestion. As 
the lessons of the Quar¬ 
ter center around the 
Christ as given in the 
Golden Text: “Thou 
art the Christ, the Son 
of the living God,” and 
as the Cross is an em¬ 
blem of the Christ, we 
have placed upon it a 
design illustrating each. 

The sunshine and 
cheer of this picture 
should dispel worry and 
cure “the blues.” To 
read, “Casting all your 
care upon Him for He 
careth for you,” and to 
know that “God’s watch- 
care is over all,” and 











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His watchful eye is upon 
us, what need we fear? 

Another Quarterly 
Review design. The 
titles of the various les¬ 
sons are numbered 
and printed “ On the 
Page of Memory/' sur¬ 
rounding the Book of 
Remembrance, is the 
Quarterly Golden Text: 
“ My sheep hear my 
voice, and I knew them, 
and they follow Me.” 

This picture calls to 
mind the visit of Nico- 
demus who came to Je¬ 
sus by night, when our 
Saviour said to him, 
“Ye must be born 
again,” or as in the mar¬ 
ginal reading, “from 
above.” Converted and 
filled with the Spirit. 

How dark the heart 
is that is filled with sin. 
Truly, “ The entrance of 
Thy word giveth light.” 
When the heart is en¬ 
lightened by God’s 
Word it is ready to help 
others, and to hear the 
invitation, “ Come over 
and help us.” 


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97 


"Mnto us a child is born, 



shineth: 

The Prince of Peace." 



Sin had made our 
world a very dark place 
when Jesus the true 
light came. What a 
message it was, “ Unto 
us a child is born, The 
Wonderful, Counsellor, 
Mighty God, Everlast¬ 
ing Father, the Prince of 
peace.” Yes, “ the true 
light now shineth.” 

“ J e s u s has come, 
“ He brought us Salva¬ 
tion, “ He is coming a- 
gain.” We obtain this 
Salvation by “ Repent¬ 
ance,” and will receive 
the eternal Salvation by 
walking in the path of 
“Faith.” The blood of 
Calvary will wash away 
our sin, and the heav¬ 
enly sunlight shine upon 
our pathway. 

What a wonderful 
change when “ Jesus the 
light of the world,” 
came in the long ago. 
No wonder that “ The 
people which sat in 
darkness saw a great 
light.” Has He lighted 
up your heart and life? 
Let the sunshine in. 









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What a wonderful 
message the angels 
brought to the Bethle¬ 
hem sheperds when they 
said, “ Unto you is born 
a Saviour which is'Christ 
the Lord.” What a 
grand truth, that “ Jesus 
saves from sin.” 

“And Jesus increased 
in wisdom and stature, 
and in favor with God 
and man.” As the 
small tree from the tiny 
acorn grows gradually 
into the monarch oak of 
the forest, so the Boy of 
Nazareth grew to be the 
Mighty Man of Galilee. 

D. L. Moody, to illus¬ 
trate the power of Sal¬ 
vation to free from sin, 
took an empty glass 
and a pitcher of water, 
from the table beside 
him, and said, “This is 
sin,” referring to the air 
in the glass. “ It can’t 
be emptied out. The 
right way to get sin out, 
is to pour Salvation in, 
so,” he continued, pour¬ 
ing the glass full of 
water. 


Unto you is born 
—^A SAVIOURS- 

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FROM 
IN 

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THE LORD. 



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in wisdom 


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AND STATURE,AND IN 

FAVOR WITH God AND Man.” 









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99 



"MY GOD 5SS ALL YOUR NEED.” 


"THE 

BARREL « 

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SHALL NOT \ 
WASTE, '7 7 / 



NEITHER 

SHALL 

THE 

CRUSE or 
OIL FAIL': 


To know a thing 
sure for yourself, is 
much better than to 
believe a thing because 
somebody said so. 
Search for yourself. Of 
those in the lesson it is 
said that “In Searching 
the Scriptures, they 
found the Saviour,” and 
the promise is to you , 
“ Seek and ye shall 
find.” 

Many were the wit¬ 
nesses to the fact of Je¬ 
sus as the Promised 
One, but none could be 
of more assurance to 
Him or of certainty to 
us, than the witness of 
the Father: “This is 
My Beloved Son, in 
whomlam well pleased.” 

What a Promise! 
“ My God shall supply 
all your need.” The 
widow who took God’s 
prophet as a boarder 
when she had only 
enough for one cake 
found it true that, “The 
barrel of meal shall not 
waste, neither shall the 
cruse of oil fail.” 







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Weary, tired soul, 
seeking for rest, do you 
hear this? The words 
of the world's Great 
Saviour and Friend! 
“Come unto Me, all ye 
that labor and are heavy 
laden and I will give 
you rest.” Why not 
“Come to Jesus” by the 
path of “ Repentance,” 
and “ Come today.” 

What a wonderful 
prayer ! In the hearts 
and on the lips of more 
people than any other 
petition ever offered. 
Its complete answer ful¬ 
fills every desire here 
and hereafter, in this 
world and in the world 
to come; in the present 
life and the life eternal. 

A petition of the 
Lord’s Prayer. A little 
boy said: 

“ Mamma, I know 
why Jesus taught us to 
pray, ‘Give us this day 
our daily bread,’ He 
wanted us to have it 
fresh every day.” 

Jesus is the true 
Bread from heaven. 






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THE SPIRIT OF THE Lord 


is 

UPON 

ME." 


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ft 


TO PREACH THE 
ACCEPTABLE 
YEAR OF THE 

lord; 


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this 
DAY IS 
THIS 


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IN your ears : 1 




A little glimpse of 
Jesus which shows that 
before the beginning of 
His public ministry He 
was conscious of His 
great life work. “ The 
Spirit of the Lord is up¬ 
on me.” “To preach 
the acceptable year of 
the Lord.” “This day 
is this Scripture ful¬ 
filled in your ears.” 

What a blessing and 
help to His Disciples 
had been the Great 
Teacher. He was to 
leave them and return 
to His Father. In their 
sorrow at this announce¬ 
ment Jesus said to His 
loved followers: 

“ I will pray the Fa¬ 
ther and He shall give 
you another Comforter.” 

A Missionary Chalk- 
Talk. All can either 
“ Go” or give to “Send” 
some one else into the 
ripened harvest fields, 
“athome,”or “abroad.” 
“Do something for 
Christ” in earth’s great 
harvest, for,“The Har¬ 
vest is ready.” 










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“ How often do we 
think of and repeat the 
beautiful 23d Psalm. 

Jesus says:“I am the 
Good Shepherd; the 
Good Shepherd giveth 
His life for the sheep.” 

He is the Door, and 
also the Way. Pass in 
by “ Repentance,” and 
enter the pathway of 
“Faith.” 

What a beautiful il¬ 
lustration of the rela¬ 
tion of our Lord Jesus 
to His followers ; “ I am 
the Vine, ye are the 
branches.” How true 
the words, “Without Me 
ye can do nothing.” 
The thought here is, 
cut off, severed from 
Me ye can do nothing. 
The cut off branch soon 
withers away and the 
fruit does not mature. 

Many people excuse 
themselves with the re¬ 
ply, “I did not know.” 
But they might have 
known. “Theyhadthe 
Book of the Law of the 
Lord with them and 
taught the people.” 


"| AM THE GOOD SHEPHERD; 



giveth his life for the sheer 1 * 



THEY HAD THE BOOK 
„ OF THE LAW 

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TAUGHT THE PEOPLE:' 










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203 



He went up into a mountain 
the ^ Apart to pray " 


0 WITH P WAVES 


It is'I; Be not afraid. 


EVERY ONE.OF US SHALL GIVE 
f . 0CC u p Y TILL1 come." 

"THY fi m TEN „ 

POUND fee POUNDj 

Hath gain £D 
Account of himself to god” 



Jesus often sought 
His Father’s help, “ He 
went up into a mountain 
apart to pray.” The 
Disciples needed help 
as “the ship was tossed 
with waves.” He came 
to them saying, “It is 
I; be not afraid.” 

Webster, when asked 
to mention the greatest 
thought of his life, said : 

“ My personal respon¬ 
sibility to God.” 

“Every one of us shall 
give account of himself 
to God.” Because of 
this, let us heed the 
Master’s words, “Oc¬ 
cupy till I come.” May 
we so occupy that He 
may say to us, “ Thy 
pound hath gained ten 
pounds.” 

What sweet fellow¬ 
ship to walk with Jesus. 
He said, “ Come unto 
Me and I will give you 
rest,” “ take My yoke 
upon you, learn of Me,” 
“ My yoke is easy, My 
burden is light, and ye 
shall find rest unto your 
souls.” 












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The great human 
family are all travellers. 
Listen, “Jesus saith un¬ 
to him, I am the way, 
the truth, and the life.” 
Do you desire Life? 
Then under the influ¬ 
ence of the Holy Spirit, 
the gentle dove, and 
light from God’s Word, 
walk the narrow way 
with “Faith in Jesus, 
the way ” to the life 
eternal. 

The more perfect the 
pattern, the better will 
be that which is made 
by it. “The Golden 
Rule” is, “ Whatsoever 
ye would that men 
should do to you, do ye 
even so to them.” 

“If God be for us, 
who can be against 
us?” Haman may pay 
10,000 talents for a 
High License to destroy 
God’s people, but He 
can deliver. Wicked, 
unjust, cruel Haman, 
you say! Yes, but not 
one whit more so than 
the Saloon-keeper who 
pays the license today 




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who 


LICENSE ^ 
TO HAMAN 
TO DESTROY THE 
JEWS. 


I WILL PAY 10.000 
TALENTS OF 
SILVER THAT THEY 
\MAY BE DESTROYED. 

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BE AGAINST US 










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205 



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U&V/ORBii^W isGRACe.. 

if 



•WSSS. AND PRAY, 

Actions, ™ye 

Thoochts.J^ ENTER 

(THE f* WW 

INTO 

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to destroy so many with 
the strong drink. And 
the one who will vote 
for License is every 
whit as bad and guilty 
as the Saloon-keeper. 

Soon after the bap¬ 
tism of Jesus, two men 
saw Him and said, 
“Where dwellest thou ?” 
He replied, “ Come and 
see.” Following Him 
to His abode, they soon 
learned who He was, for 
they said, “We have 
found the Messias, 
which is, being inter¬ 
preted, the Christ.” 

Paul’s farewell ser¬ 
mon to one of the 
Churches which he 
established, “I com¬ 
mend you to God, and 
to the Word of His 
Grace, which is able to 
build you up.” Surely 
a Church builded on 
the Bible has a good 
foundation. 

Jesus said, “ Watch 
and pray, that ye enter 
not into temptation.” 
What are we to watch? 
“Words,” “ actions,” 















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“thoughts,” “company,” 
“habits,” “hearts.” Bad 
habits drag one down, 
down to ruin. “Look 
not thou upon the wine 
when it is red.” 

The Fold of the 
Good Shepherd is a safe 
place. Jesus said: “I 
am the Good Shep¬ 
herd,” and He also said : 
“ The Good Shepherd 
giveth His life for the 
sheep.” “ What a gath¬ 
ering” there will be 
when all His flock at 
last get home, to dwell 
with Him forever. 

The King did not 
like the Message of the 
Lord, which the prophet 
read to him from the 
roll, so “ he cut it with 
the penknife and cast it 
into the fire that was on 
the hearth, until all the 
roll was consumed.” 

A world Lost , and a 
man lost. Lost! Lost! 
Can you answer this 
question? “What is a 
man profited, if he shall 
gain the whole world, 
and lose his own Soul?” 



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WAS ON THE HEARTH, 
UNTIL ALL THE ROLL WAS (ONSUMfD.” 


"What is a man profited, 

GAIN 
THE 



HOLE 

ORLD, 


And LOSE HIS OWN SOUL? 











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207 



“MW SON IF SINNERS 


V. 1 

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MORE AND 
MORE’.' 

CONSENT THOU NOT." 


rr gb°^70 




"GATHER 
'INTO MY 

1. "THE 

5 HAnVsTue 
i-ENHOF THE WORLD; 



What a blessed thing 
is light! “ The light of 

the world is Jesus.” 

“ In Him was life and 
the life was the light of 
men.” He “hath shined 
in our hearts.” Have 
you the Heavenly sun¬ 
light within? 

All the world are 
travellers. But in which 
path are we going? 
The broad way, the 
“ path of the wicked ” 
to death, or the “ path 
of the just” to life eter¬ 
nal? Are you at the 
parting of the ways? 
Listen, “My son, if sin¬ 
ners entice thee, consent 
thou not.” 

A world of mixtures. 
Wheat and tares, good 
and bad, evil and good. 
Shall we root it out. 
“ Let both grow togeth¬ 
er until the harvest.” 
“Gather the tares to 
burn them.” “Gather 
the wheat into my barn.” 
“The harvest is the 
end of the world.” We 
reap what we sow, what 
shall the harvest be? 






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“ Be ye tha nk f ul 
But how few really 
are. “ Were there not 
ten cleansed ?” But 
where are the nine?” 

Only one of the lepers 
returned to thank the 
Lord Jesus for his heal¬ 
ing. Are we thankful, 
or forgetful, which? 

Sample Room. “ O, 
yes, a rumshop, a sa¬ 
loon. Look out for the 
bite of the Saloon-Ser¬ 
pent! Look at his 
Samples. Segar, Ap- 
plejuice (cider), Milk- 
punch, Porter, Lager, 
Egg-nog, Rum, Ohio- 
wine, Old Rye and 
Mixed Drinks. “ Who 
hath woe?” “They 
that go to seek mixed 
wine.” 

Wine is a mocker, 
strong drink is raging, 
... at the last it biteth 
like a serpent and sting- 
eth like an adder.” 
“Drink defiles, de¬ 
stroys.” “ Dare to be 
a Daniel,” who pur¬ 
posed in his heart not to 
defile himself with the 


Were there not ten cleaned)! 

“ E YE THANKPUiy 

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But where are the nine;? 














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209 


WHERE THEY CRUCIFIED HIM, 


AND TWO OTHER WITH HIM 



the Lord hath laid on Him 

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Loved 

THE INIQUITY OF US ALL. 


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king’s wine. Daniel, a 
Total Abstainer. 

What a scene is this. 
“ Come, O my Soul to 
Calvary.” “Where they 
crucified Him, and two 
others with Him, on 
either side one, and Je¬ 
sus in the midst.” He 
was a complete sacrifice 
for us all. 

“God so loved the 
world,” yes, and Jesus 
loved it, too. Listen! 
“ He died because He 
loved me so.” He bore 
our sins in His own 
body on the tree. “The 
Lord hath laid on Him, 
the iniquity of us all.” 
Bring your sins to Cal¬ 
vary. 

A wonderful sermon. 
Blessed are the poor in 
spirit, pure in heart, the 
hungry and thirsty, the 
mourners, the meek, the 
merciful, the peacemak¬ 
ers, the persecuted for 
Jesus’ sake; great is 
your reward in heaven. 
Jesus and His people 
are the Light of the 
world. 






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He died for us, but 
He lives ! He lives for¬ 
evermore. From the 
heights of glory after his 
resurrection and ascen¬ 
sion, He shouted back: 
‘‘I am He that liveth 
and was dead.” “ He 
is not here, He is risen.” 

Angels rolled away 
the stone, and the Life- 
giver came to life. God 
raised Him from the 
dead by the power of 
the endless life. “ He 
is not here.” One of 
old said : “ I know that 
my Redeemer liveth.” 

“Now is Christ 
Risen from the Dead.” 
Yes, the new-garden- 
tomb is empty, and the 
light of life beyond 
death shines out the 
tomb’s doorway. He 
has the keys to all 
graves, and because He 
lives, we shall live also. 

What a grand truth ! 
“God is Light,” and, as 
we read “ in Him is no 
darkness at all.” Two 
paths, one of light, and 
to life; the other dark- 




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' HE s 
IS NOT 
HERE . 


THAT MY REDEEMER LIVETH. 


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ness, and stumbling 
over sin and bad habits 
to death. We have 
help, the light from 
God’s Word and the 
Holy Spirit to lead us. 

The great question 
of the heart, “What 
must I do to be saved?” 
Here is a ready and sure 
answer: “Believe on 
the Lord Jesus Christ, 
and thou s h a 1 t be 
saved.” It s a v e d the 
jailer at Philippi, and 
will save you. “ Re¬ 
pentance ” leads to the 
Cross, and “Faith,” to 
the City of Life. 

Are you honest with 
God? “Will a man 
rob God?” Have you? 
“ Bring ye all the tithes 
into the storehouse, I 
will open the windows 
of heaven, and pour 
you out a blessing.” 

“Behold, a sower 
went forth to sow;” 
“The seed is the Word 
of God; ” the Sunday 
School Teacher with 
the open Bible in hand. 
Four kinds of ground 







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that represent the hearts 
of your scholars: “ Way- 
side,” “ Stony,” “ Thorn,” 
“ Good” ground. Sow 
the seed faithfully. 

Christ is Risen ! “ If 
ye then be risen with 
Christ, seek those things 
which are above.” “Put 
off the old man with his 
deeds.” “ Put on the 
new man”—Christ. A 
change of heart makes 
a change of Masters. 
Not servants of sin, but 
“Christ is all and in all.” 

This picture is a 
good illustration of the 
law of perspective. See 
page 187. The water 
seems to rise from the 
shore toward the sun, 
yet it is level. It will 
be a grand time indeed 
when, “ The Earth shall 
be full of the knowledge 
of the Lord as the 
waters cover the sea.” 

The sacrifice which 
Jesus made purchased 
for Him the power to 
heal the sick, forgive 
sins and raise the dead. 
“The Dead shall live.” 



"IF YE THEN BE RISEN WITH 



all: 

Withhis^d* 

SEEK THOSE THINGS WHICH ARE ABOVE.' 










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213 


The Father hath Given Him 
i^h°r/7> 

"THE DEAD | SHALL LI\)e". 



BECAUSE 

He is the Son of MaN.” 


"Commit thy way unto 
T the lord; 


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AHASUERUS. 

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AND HE 

SHALL BRING IT TO PASS." 



“ The Father hath given 
Him authority because 
He is the Son of Man.” 
Jesus said : “I am theres- 
urrection and the life.” 

Haman’s decree 
went forth (see page 
204), but through the 
intercession of the good 
Queen Esther, who 
feared the God of Israel, 
letters were sent into all 
of the 127 Provinces of 
the kingdom. What a 
promise, “ Commit thy 
way unto the Lord; 
trust also in Him, and 
He shall bring it to 
pass.” 

Nebuchadnezzar the 
famous king of Babylon, 
set up a great golden 
image for the people to 
worship. At the sound 
of the music all were to 
bow down. Three 
men of God, Shadrach, 
Meshach and Abed- 
nego did not bow down. 
They said to the king: 
“ Our God whom we 
serve is able to deliver 
us from the burning 
fiery furnace.” 












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A beautiful witness 
of John to the Lord Je¬ 
sus. “ Behold the 
Lamb of God.” Fol¬ 
lowing Him, two who 
heard John, said: “We 
have found Him of 
whom Moses in the law, 
and the prophets did 
write, Jesus the Christ.” 

The kind -hearted 
lady who had provided 
a room for the Man of 
God, met a great loss 
in the death of her little 
boy. She went to the 
Man of God in her sor¬ 
row. He asked, “ Is it 
well with thee, is it well 
with thy husband, is it 
well with the child ?” She 
answered, “ It is well.” 
It was, because of the 
promise, “Cast thy bur¬ 
den upon the Lord, and 
He shall sustain thee.” 

Blessed promise! 
“ They shall be mine in 
that day when I make 
up my jewels.” God 
keeps a record. “A 
book of Remembrance 
was written.” “Is my 
name written there?” 




"A book of Remembrance was 

WRITTEN. " 


SHALL BE M/y\zr 



1 make up my Jewels" 


MIS MY NAME WRITTEN THERE?! 











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215 



“Going to church to¬ 
day?” asked Ethel. 

“Yes,” was the reply. 
“Will you go with me?” 

“That reminds me of 
what David said in one 
of the Psalms: “I was 
glad when they said unto 
me, Let us go into the 
house of the Lord.” 

At church we shall 


Draw the church first in white outline ; 
ground, dark green ; grass and tree, light 
green ; “I,” light blue, shaded with bright 
red, edged with yellow; “let us,” light 
pink; “House of the Lord,” orange; all 
the rest white. 


hear about the GOSPEL. 
Here it is in one verse: 
“For God so loved the 
world, that He gave His 
only begotten Son, that 


whosoever believetb in 
Him should not perish, 
buthave everlastinglife.” 

The love of God is 
indeed wonderful, but 
we need to remember 
that Jesus loved us too. 
Paul wrote: 

“ I am crucified with 
Christ: nevertheless I 
live; yet not I, but 
Christ liveth in me : and 
the life which I now live 
in the flesh I live by the 
faith of the Son of God, 


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Only begotten 

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Everlasting FOLLOW! 


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Draw GOSPEL first, light blue, shaded 
with bright red, edged with yellow ; “ God, 
Jesus, Son, Him,” orange; “ world,” light 
pink ; hills and ground, dark green ; star, 
yellow ; all the rest in white. 


who loved me, and gave himself for me.” Can we not all sing 


“ Praise God from whom all blessings flow.” 









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JESUS OUR FRIEND 


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Lost.” 


Draw “ Salvation” first in white outline, 
shaded with bright red, edged with yellow ; 
cross, white, shaded with bright red ; crown 
in white, yellow and red ; “ Son of Man,” 
yellow ; “ Now,” red ; all the rest white. 

and “ accept Him.” The invitation 


While John 3 : 16 is a 
declaration of God’s love 
£0 man, we have here 
a verse that tells why 
Jesus came to our world, 
and reveals God’s pur¬ 
pose in sending Him: 

“The Son of man is 
come to seek and to save 
that which was lost.” 

If we believe in Jesus, 
He becomes to us a 
“ Saviour.” “ All ” may 
come, and “leave sin,” 
“venture” upon Christ, 
is “to all in all lands,” to 


accept a Saviour 
that may be “ ours,” 
and “now” is the 
time to receive 
Him. 

You do not see 
much in Jesus and 
His salvation to 
admire? Then 
why not come to 
Him as the blind 
man did in the 



"Go wash in the Pool of 
" one 

•Thing . 


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WHEREA? 

I WAS BLIND, NOW I SEE 


CAME SEEING 


olden days, and let 
Him open your 
eyes, that you may 
“behold wondrous 
things in His law?” 


Draw outline of pool first, in dark green outline ; 
trunks of trees, brown; grass and foliage, light 
green; touch the water slightly with white, and 
make reflection of grass; “ Siloam,” light blue, 
shaded with bright red, edged with yellow; “ Go 
wash, know, and came seeing,” light pink ; “ Now I 
see,” orange ; all the rest white. 






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217 


You may not understand all about how He can open your eyes, 

but you may exclaim as 
did the man in the pic¬ 
ture, “ One thing I know, 
that, whereas I was blind, 
now I see.” 

And the Lord can¬ 
not only open blind eyes, 
but can change our 
hearts as well. Indeed, 
He will give us “A new 
heart.” 

The “ unclean ” heart 
can be made “pure” and 
then filled with the 
“ Holy Spirit.” 

Paul writes: “ There¬ 
fore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things 
are passed away; behold, all things are become new.” 

And with the “change of heart,” comes a change of desires, 
purposes and plans. 

We do not seek our own will and way, but to do God’s will, 
as did our Master. 

May we so yield ourselves to Him that we may truly say: 
“I delight to do Thy will, O my God.” 

“ I am so glad that our Father in heaven, 

Tells of His love in the book He has given ; 

Wonderful things in the Bible I see, 

This is the dearest that Jesus loves me.” 


" A NEW HEART ALSO WILL I 
' GIVE YOU, 



Draw outline of unclean heart first in 
dark pink ; the pure heart, all white, with 
“Pure” in yellow; the other heart, dove, 
and rays, yellow ; “ A New Heart,” orange ; 
“I” and “My Spirit,” yellow; all the 
rest white. 


“ Take my will and make it Thine ; 
It shall be no longer mine. 

Take my heart— it is Thine own, 
It shall be Thy royal throne.” 




JESUS OUR FRIEND 


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MASHING 



Here is a good motto I will give you : “ Bread is strength, 
Beer is weakness.” Barley is largely used in making beer. It 

takes 3 bushels of barley 
to make a barrel of beer, 
or about 4 lbs. and 10 oz. 
for a gallon. 

Barley is a good food, 
useful and nutritious, con¬ 
taining in its natural state 
17 per cent, of flesh and 
muscle food; 69 5-100 
per cent, for heat and vi¬ 
tal force; 3 5-100 per 
cent, for the brain and 
solid tissue ; 14 per cent, 
water. 

Our first picture rep¬ 
resents the amount of 
barley used to make a 
gallon of beer. 

A very large per cent, 
of the barley is wasted 
and lost as the beer is 
made, the first loss occurs 
when the barley is being 
malted, which is done by 
first soaking it in water, 
and then placing it in 
heaps upon the floor of 



FERMENTING 



Draw the block representing the 4 lbs. 
of barley, in white, using the side of the 
crayon and making it solid ; make the 
solid part of each picture in the same 
manner, filling out the waste in each cut 
with white dashes, as indicated ; all the 
letters and figures, light pink. 

the malt house and letting it remain from 36 to 48 hours, the 
heat and moisture causing each separate grain to sprout. Then 
it is roasted, and the sprouts are removed. One hundred lbs. 
of barley will make 80 lbs. of malt, and this waste you will see 
is shown in our second picture. The malt is then mashed, and 








































































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still further reduced until only 1 lb. of solid remains in what is 
the sweet wort of the barley as shown in the third picture. 

Then it is boiled with hops and after this the cooling off and 
settling and the fermenting, alcohol being produced by the 
rotting of the sugar that is in the wort. It then goes into the 
resting casks and ferment beer is added which starts a new fer¬ 
ment and gives the beer a head ; and afterwards drinkers a 
header and a headache. We find that the solid is now reduced 
to half a pound as shown in the fourth picture. 

Talk about beer being both food and drink! It is most all 
slop, with but little food in it, as we see by these pictures. 

The Life Insurance Companies tell us that the average length 
of life is thirty-three years, the average life of a beer drinker is 
only fourteen years, while that of a total abstainer is forty-four. 

Nature’s beverages 
are the best for us, and 
our kind Creator has 
given us water in abun¬ 
dance everywhere. He 
also supplies us, through 
His Son, with the “ water 
of life.” 

On that last great 
day of the feast, when 
the ceremony of the 
pouring forth of the 
water, occurred; Jesus 
calling to the assembled 
multitude,said : “If any 
man thirst, let him come 
unto Me, and drink. He 
that believeth on Me, as the Scripture hath said, from within 
him shall flow rivers of living water.” 



Draw the fountain first, in white outline; 
grass, light green, tinged with yellow ; “ Liv¬ 
ing water.” light blue, shaded with bright 
red, edged with yellow ; “ Everlasting Life,” 
orange ; all the rest white. 





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